The joy of the Moroccan team with the goal once morest Egypt – African Nations
Morocco striker Tariq Tisodale made it clear that his team will not miss the opportunity to qualify for the 2022 World Cup when it hosts the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the second leg of the decisive qualifying round for the World Cup on Tuesday.
Tesodale scored Morocco’s goal in the first leg, which ended in a 1-1 draw in Kinshasa.
“We came back with an important draw, despite the difficult atmosphere in which we played the Democratic Republic of the Congo match,” Tesodale said in statements to the Moroccan Football Federation website.
“It was not only the temperature that created problems for us, but also the Congolese fans who came to strongly support their country,” he added.
He continued, “The Moroccan fans are required to attend in great numbers to encourage the team’s players, as the Congolese fans did in Kinshasa.”
“We will hit hard in the return match that will be held in Morocco,” the Belgian striker stressed.
In the first leg, the Congolese team opened the match goals in the 12th minute with a shot from Yoanni Weissa.
Meanwhile, Tariq Tisodali equalized for Morocco with a powerful shot in the 76th minute.
The match saw Morocco’s Ryan Mayi miss a penalty kick in the 55th minute.
He was also sent off by Congolese Glodi Ngonda in the 86th minute following receiving two yellow cards.
The two teams will meet in Morocco in the return leg next Tuesday.
Morocco needs a goalless draw or win by any result to qualify for the World Cup for the sixth time in its history and the second in a row.
As for the Congolese team, it became necessary to win in Morocco to qualify or draw with the same result to go to extra time.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has qualified for the World Cup only once before, and that was in the 1974 edition.
The African qualifiers end on Tuesday, which will qualify 5 teams for the World Cup.
The other first leg matches ended with Algeria winning over its host Cameroon with a goal, and Tunisia winning over its host Mali with a goal.
Ghana drew 0-0 once morest its guest Nigeria, while Egypt beat its guest Senegal with a goal.
