First half penalty aids Morocco see off hard fighting Gambians
El Mehdi El Moubarikâs penalty handed former champions Morocco a nervy, close 1-0 win over a hard fighting Gambia as the young
Atlas Lions began their Group C campaign with victory at the Stade de Nouadhibou on Tuesday evening.
In a tight and cagy match with few and far in between chances, it was the North Africans who would walk off with victory and move second in the standings behind Ghana who thrashed debutants Tanzania 4-0 on the opening match earlier on.
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An early first half penalty was enough for the Atlas Lions to get the 3 points! ð¦#TotalAFCONU20 | #GAMMARpic.twitter.com/f2Dkp6Drst— #TotalAFCONU20 (@CAF_Online) February 16, 2021