November 13, 2009
2010 CAN qualifiers: Morocco to play Cameroon with a faint hope
Posted on 1:42 AM by google
Rabat - Never in its history of World and African cup of nations qualifiers has the Moroccan squad been in such a difficult situation. Having been eliminated from the World Cup, the Atlas Lions cling to a faint hope of qualifying for the African Cup.
The Lions have been the weakest link in their group. They close the rear with 3 points from five games: 2 defeats against Gabon (at home 1-2) and away (1-3), and three ties with Togo (0-0, 1-1), and Cameroon (0-0). The last game provided a good opportunity for Morocco to win, in view of the poor performance of Cameroon, but the Lions missed it again.
These qualifiers are then the worst in the country's football history since 1962. One would find it hard to explain why a squad, only recently a runner-up of the 2004 African cup of nations in Tunisia, slips in such a downward trajectory, being unable to score a single win.
However, the squad is clinging to a glimmer of hope, which can only be achieved if they defeat Cameroon and wait for Togo to lose before Gabon, which is a difficult equation, all the more so because the squad is suffering from the absence of the majority of key players for injury or for the accumulation of yellow cards.
Moreover, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, in shape, are set on grabbing the points of the game to qualify for 2010 South Africa.
The two teams met eight times. The Indomitable Lions won in four games, with the other four ending in a tie. History is then in favour of Cameroon, so will the Atlas Lions tip the balance in their favour or are they raising their hopes too high?
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