Morocco will look to maintain their perfect start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign when they host Lesotho at the Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda on Monday.

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The Atlas Lions have been in dominant form in Group B, winning all five of their matches so far and establishing an eight-point lead at the top of the table.

Walid Regragui’s side kicked off their qualifying journey with a 4-1 thrashing of Gabon before recording a pair of comfortable victories over Lesotho and the Central African Republic.

Morocco’s only blemish so far came in their most recent outing, a 5-1 triumph over Gabon, where they fell behind to an early Denis Bouanga strike before storming back.

Brahim Diaz was the star of the show, scoring twice and providing an assist as the home side extended their unbeaten run.

Lesotho, on the other hand, have endured a difficult start to their AFCON qualifying campaign. Leslie Notsi’s men suffered back-to-back defeats against the Central African Republic and Morocco to begin their journey, before claiming a hard-fought point against Gabon.

However, Likuena finally got their first win on the board in their most recent match, a 1-0 victory over the Central African Republic.

Neo Mokhachane scored the decisive goal to keep alive Lesotho’s slim hopes of securing a second-place finish in the group.

The two sides met for the first time in September, with Morocco claiming a narrow 1-0 triumph. The Atlas Lions will be confident of completing the double over their opponents, having won four of the previous five meetings between the nations.

Team News

Jamal Harkass scored his first international goal in Morocco’s win over Gabon, and the defender could be rewarded with a place in the starting XI.

Ismael Saibari, who also impressed off the bench last time out, may also earn a starting berth.

Lesotho will be boosted by the return of Neo Mokhachane, who netted the winner against the Central African Republic.

Goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane will be crucial to the visitors’ chances of securing a positive result.

Prediction

Morocco have been dominant in their qualifying campaign so far and should have too much quality for Lesotho.

The Atlas Lions are expected to cruise to a comfortable victory and maintain their perfect record.

• Score Prediction: Morocco 2-0 Lesotho