As part of the Atlas Lions’ preparation for the “Qatar 2022” World Cup, the Moroccan national team played their Paraguayan counterparts on the Benito villamarin Stadium field on Tuesday evening. The final score was 0-0.

The game provided an opportunity to assess how prepared the national players were for the World Cup as well as to provide several elements a chance to shine out clearly.

Last Friday in Barcelona, the national football team competed in another friendly match and defeated their Chilean opponents by a score of two goals.

The Atlas Lions with Walid Regragui as the coach are anticipated to begin their World Cup run against Croatia’s next team on November 23, then face Belgium on December 27, with Roman Saiss’ teammates taking on Canada in the third and final round on December 1.

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The Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced that two players from the national team of local players tested positive for Covid-19.

In a press release, the Federation said that the Covid-19 tests conducted by the national selection delegation for local players in the capital of Niger “Niamey” showed that two players, Ayoub Qasimi and Ismail Khafi, were infected.

The Federation added that the health condition of the infected players is stable and they are undergoing treatment in Niamey under the supervision of the doctor of the national team for local players, Abdullah Sabiri.

The national team of local players played two friendly matches in Niamey against Mali and Niger, respectively. The two matches resulted in two victories (1-0 and 2-0) for the Atlas Lions.

These matches are part of the national football team’s preparations for local players for the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be held in Cameroon in 2021.

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