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Morocco: U23 AFCON qualifying

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This dossier follows preparations and results of Morocco’s under-23 team in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

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A football.
Archive illustration, 2023; does not show Maamma. Rakoon / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; unmodified. — Rakoon / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 2023, sans modification.

Where things stand

Morocco beat Ethiopia 1–0 in Dire Dawa on 12 November 2026 in the first leg of the second U23 AFCON qualifying round, according to Hespress.

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Reported information

U23 AFCON: Maamma says flu rules him out against Ethiopia

Othmane Maamma says he will miss Morocco’s game against Ethiopia on 12 November 2026 with flu, according to his Snapchat message reported by Elbotola.

A football.
Archive illustration, 2023; does not show Maamma. Rakoon / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; unmodified. — Rakoon / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 2023, sans modification.

The player says he became ill after a long flight. Arabic-language reporting also carries his statement.

The fixture forms part of the second round of U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. His announced absence establishes neither the match result nor his availability for the return leg.

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Reported information

U23 AFCON qualifiers: Morocco win 1–0 in Ethiopia

Morocco beat Ethiopia 1–0 in Dire Dawa on 12 November 2026 in the first leg of the second U23 AFCON qualifying round, according to Hespress.

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Archive illustration, 2023, not the match. Rakoon / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; unchanged. — Rakoon / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 2023, sans modification.

Younes El Bahraoui scored the only goal in the 28th minute, giving Morocco a one-goal away advantage.

Progression to the next round remains to be decided in the return leg. This result therefore does not yet secure a place in the finals.

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