Comoros look to cause upset against Morocco

Nations morocco player amrabat (R) and Comoros playermdahoma kassim (L) fight for the ball during the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations morocco and Comoros at Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca , Morocco, 13 October 2018.

by Austin Ditlhobolo

Monday Oct 15, 2018. 10:30

Comoros will square off with Morocco in the 2019 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualification Group B match.

The game will be played at the Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh in Mitsamiouli on Tuesday, October 16.

Kick-off is at 14h00 CAT.

Les Coelacantes suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Morocco in a Group B match which was played in Casablanca over the weekend.

The defeat left Comoros placed fourth on the group standings with one point from three games. They are two points behind third-placed Malawi.

The Southern African side will be keen to keep its hopes of qualifying for the finals alive with a win over Morocco.

Meanwhile, Morocco are oozing with confidence having secured a home victory over Comoros.

The win took the Atlas Lions to second place on the group standings with six points from three games. They are a point behind leaders, Cameroon.

The North African giants will be eyeing another victory over Comoros which could take them to the top of the standings.