National futsal team crushes Egypt 6-0 and reaches 2026 AFCON final

On Monday evening, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Hall in Rabat saw the Atlas Lions secure their ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations final. 'The Moroccan national futsal team secured their place in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (Morocco 2026) by inflicting a crushing 6-0 defeat on Egypt, on Monday evening, during the semi-final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Hall in Rabat,' reports Yabiladi. Before a large and enthusiastic crowd, under the gaze of FRMF president Fouzi Lekjaa and national coach Mohamed Ouahbi, the team confirmed their status as favourites, according to Le360.

An uncompromising statistical dominance

The goals were scored by Soufiane El Mesrar at the 9th, 31st and 38th minutes, Ismail Amazal at the 10th and 15th minutes, and Bilal Bakkali at the 22nd minute, details Yabiladi. Mohamed Reda Nadih thought he had scored the sixth goal, but after VAR consultation, the referee cancelled his effort, judging that a foul had been committed beforehand, specifies Le360. With this fourth victory, Morocco bring their total to 23 goals scored without conceding any, confirming their ambitions to retain the trophy won in the previous edition, in 2024, notes Le Site Info. 'Solid, efficient and perfectly organised, the Atlas Lions delivered a top-level performance, confirming their ambitions to keep their continental crown in front of their home crowd,' writes Le7tv.

A flawless run from the outset

In the group stage, Morocco dominated Algeria (4-0), Zambia (7-0) and Libya (6-0), finishing top of Group A with 9 points, 17 goals scored and 0 conceded, recalls Le Site Info. 'The nationals have produced a remarkable run since the start of this edition, successively dominating Algeria (4-0), Zambia (7-0) and Libya (6-0) in the group stage. With nine points out of a possible nine, 17 goals scored and none conceded, the Atlas Lions finished top of Group A, displaying constant collective mastery and defensive solidity,' adds the same source. For the record, Morocco have hosted the last three editions of the Futsal AFCON, in 2020, 2024 and 2026, indicates Le360.

The final will be played in Rabat.

Sources

• •Yabiladi (yabiladi.com), 20 octobre 2026
• •Le360 (sport.le360.ma), 19 octobre 2026
• •Le7tv (fr.le7tv.ma), 19 octobre 2026
• •Le Site Info (lesiteinfo.com), 19 octobre 2026

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