2022 WQC: Morocco Maul Guinea Bissau To Go On Top Of Group I; Sudan Picks First Qualification Point

2022 WQC: Morocco Maul Guinea Bissau To Go On Top Of Group I; Sudan Picks First Qualification Point Morocco took the lead of FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 qualifiers group I, after mauling Guinea Bissau 5-0 at Moulay Prince Abdellah in Rabat, BSNSports com.ng reports. The victory raised the Atlas Lions tally to six points from two games, two more than second placed Guinea and Guinea Bissau, while Sudan trails the group on one point. Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi put Morocco ahead at the half hour mark, making use of a defensive error. And right before the break it became 2-0 when Imrane Louza scored from the spot to double the Moroccans’ lead. In the second half, the Atlas Lions continued dominating, and four minutes after halftime Ilias Chair added the third goal past Guinea Bissau goalkeeper Jonas Mendes with a superb strike. Just after the hour mark it became 4-0. Striker Ayoub El Kaabi scored with a beautiful acrobatic kick from a close range to sign a usual beauty from the former Wydad forward. Eight minutes from time, Munir El Haddadi put the icing on the cake scoring Atlas Lions’ fifth of the night as Morocco ended the game in style. Both sides will lock horns again next Sunday in Casablanca. Meanwhile, Saif Eldin Terry stepped off the bench to score the equalizer as Sudan earned their first Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Group I point with a 1-1 draw against Guinea at the Grand Stade in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday. The Guineans had gone ahead through Mohamed Bayo, but the Sudanese, playing their home matches in Morocco fought back for a point after losing their first two matches. Both goals were scored in the second half. The opening 45 minutes was hard fought, but the battle was reduced to the middle of the pack with both keepers not having much to do. Guinea had a chance after 17 minutes but Aguibou Camara couldn’t get a strong boot to the ball off a volley from the edge of the box. In the second half, both teams stepped up the momentum and it would be Guinea who got into the lead after 56 minutes when Bayo rose under pressure to head home a corner from the right. But Sudan gave a fight and they kept knocking on the door. Off a brilliant team move, the Eastern Africans were on level terms. Abdelrahman played Terry through with a peach of a through pass slicing through the defense, the Sudanese talisman finishing off with a powerful shot from inside the box. Motivated by the goal, Sudan fought to try get a winner but were thwarted by a tactically disciplined Guinean backline.