Niger 1-2 Morocco · World Cup Qualification CAF

Niger lost to Morocco 1-2 in the World Cup Qualification CAF. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Niger and Morocco met in the World Cup Qualification CAF at Stade Municipal d'Oujda in Oujda on Friday, 21 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Niger: Y. Oumarou 47'. Morocco: I. Saibari 59'; B. E. Khannouss 90'.

How the match went

Morocco saw more of the ball, 69% of it. Niger had 6 shots with 2 on target, Morocco 14 with 5 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 0 to Niger and 7 to Morocco. Niger conceded 13 fouls, Morocco 15. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Niger, 2 for Morocco).

Line-ups

Niger started in a 4-3-3: Djibrilla Kassali Djibo, Aboubacar Camara, Oumar Sako, Abdoulaye Boureima Katkoré, Rahim Alhassane, B. Moumouni, Youssouf Oumarou, Ousseni Badamassi, Boubacar Goumey, Daniel Sosah, Issa Djibrilla.

Morocco started in a 4-3-3: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Jawad El Yamiq, Nayef Aguerd, Noussair Mazraoui, Azzedine Ounahi, Sofyan Amrabat, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Brahim Díaz, Youssef En-Nesyri, Soufiane Rahimi.

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Minute by minute

45'Half-time. Niger 0-0 Morocco.
47'Goal! Niger 1-0 Morocco. Y. Oumarou (Niger) scores.
59'Goal! Niger 1-1 Morocco. I. Saibari (Morocco) scores, assisted by Y. En-Nesyri.
90+1'Goal! Niger 1-2 Morocco. B. E. Khannouss (Morocco) scores, assisted by N. Mazraoui.
90'Full-time. Niger 1-2 Morocco.

Full commentary (41 lines)

1'Kick-off: Niger vs Morocco.
1'Attempt missed. S. Rahimi (Morocco), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
4'Attempt saved. O. Badamassi (Niger), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
7'Attempt missed. Y. Oumarou (Niger), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
8'Yellow card for Y. Oumarou (Niger).
13'Attempt missed. O. Sako (Niger), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
15'Attempt missed. E. Ben Seghir (Morocco), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
15'Off the woodwork! N. Aguerd (Morocco), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
18'Attempt missed. Y. En-Nesyri (Morocco), header. xG 0.20.
24'Attempt blocked. E. Ben Seghir (Morocco), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
40'Attempt saved. Y. En-Nesyri (Morocco), header. xG 0.07.
45'3 minutes of added time.
45+1'Attempt missed. O. Sako (Niger), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
45'Half-time. Niger 0-0 Morocco.
46'The second half is under way.
47'Goal! Niger 1-0 Morocco. Y. Oumarou (Niger) scores.
47'Off the woodwork! O. Sako (Niger), header from a set piece. xG 0.37.
49'Attempt blocked. S. Rahimi (Morocco), header. xG 0.04.
52'Attempt missed. S. Rahimi (Morocco), header. xG 0.18.
54'Attempt saved. E. Ben Seghir (Morocco), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
55'Substitution, Morocco: B. E. Khannouss comes on for A. Ounahi.
56'Substitution, Morocco: A. Ezzalzouli comes on for S. Rahimi.
56'Substitution, Morocco: I. Saibari comes on for E. Ben Seghir.
59'Goal! Niger 1-1 Morocco. I. Saibari (Morocco) scores, assisted by Y. En-Nesyri.
59'Attempt missed. Y. En-Nesyri (Morocco), header. xG 0.00.
66'Yellow card for A. Hakimi (Morocco).
67'Substitution, Niger: A. Mohamed comes on for B. Moumouni.
67'Substitution, Niger: K. Amoustapha comes on for I. Djibrilla.
71'Attempt missed. J. El Yamiq (Morocco), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
82'Substitution, Morocco: H. Igamane comes on for Y. En-Nesyri.
82'Attempt saved. Y. En-Nesyri (Morocco), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
84'Substitution, Niger: D. L. Daogo comes on for B. Goumey.
84'Substitution, Niger: A. Moumouni comes on for Y. Oumarou.
88'Yellow card for B. Díaz (Morocco).
88'Yellow card for D. Sosah (Niger).
89'Yellow card for K. Amoustapha (Niger).
90'9 minutes of added time.
90+1'Goal! Niger 1-2 Morocco. B. E. Khannouss (Morocco) scores, assisted by N. Mazraoui.
90+3'Substitution, Niger: M. K. Moudou comes on for O. Badamassi.
90+4'Substitution, Morocco: O. Targhalline comes on for B. Díaz.
90'Full-time. Niger 1-2 Morocco.

Updated · 06:22 UTC