Africa’s top-ranked team, Morocco, confidently dispatched Liberia 3-0 in their rescheduled Group K fixture in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Adrar Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Atlas Lions, led by goals from Amine Harit, Ayoub El Kaabi, and Amine Adli, confirmed their place at the top of the group with nine points.
Marseille midfielder Harit put Walid Regragui’s side ahead in the first half with a fine strike from inside the box after receiving the ball from a cutback from Achraf Hakimi.
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Moroccan-based left back Yahia Attiyat Allah won his side a penalty in the second half, and Olympiacos forward El Kaabi stepped up to put the home team two goals up with a ridiculous Panenka penalty.
Bayer Leverkusen winger Adli put the final nail in the coffin with a left-footed low strike from inside the box after the Lone Stars’ defenders failed to clear their line properly.
The Atlas Lions, who already booked their ticket to Ivory Coast for next year’s AFCON and have been drawn in group F, ensured they finished the qualifying rounds with three wins and a defeat.
