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Morocco Hosts Madagascar, Fields 26-Player Squad Without En-Nesyri

6/2/2026

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Summary

Morocco Hosts Madagascar

Morocco will host Madagascar at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on June 2, 2026, 10:30 PM IST.
Head coach Mohamed Ouahbi announced a 26-player squad that excludes Youssef En-Nesyri, after Morocco’s 5-0 win over Burundi where El Kaabi and Benjdida each scored two goals and Bentayeb also scored.
Madagascar arrived after a 5-2 win over Kyrgyzstan and a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea, with a forecast of a 3-0 win for Morocco.

Summary

Morocco Beats Madagascar

Morocco defeated Madagascar 3-2 on August 30 2025 in the African Nations Championship.
Morocco also beat Madagascar 3-0 in January 2023 in the same tournament.
Across the two matches Morocco scored six goals and conceded two.
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Summary

Morocco Leads

Morocco led 2-0 at halftime over Madagascar.
Abde Ezzalzouli’s right-footed shot from the left side of the box was saved by Geordan Dupire.
Bilal El Khannouss’ strike from outside the box was blocked after an assist from Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab.
Ismael Saibari missed a centre-box shot to the left and later committed a handball.
Mathieu Acapandié and Rayan Raveloson each received yellow cards for fouls on Ezzalzouli and Anass Salah-Eddine.

History

Historical Context

In 1996 South Africa hosted the Africa Cup of Nations for its first appearance and, after expanding the finals to 16 teams, defeated Tunisia 2-0 before about 80,000 fans in Johannesburg, becoming the first debutant champion since Egypt in 1957. The victory marked the start of South Africa’s emergence as a regular CAF contender.

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Morocco Hosts Madagascar

Morocco will host Madagascar at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on June 2, 2026, 10:30 PM IST.
Head coach Mohamed Ouahbi announced a 26-player squad that excludes Youssef En-Nesyri, after Morocco’s 5-0 win over Burundi where El Kaabi and Benjdida each scored two goals and Bentayeb also scored.
Madagascar arrived after a 5-2 win over Kyrgyzstan and a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea, with a forecast of a 3-0 win for Morocco.

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