Morocco national team coach Walid Regragui has set his eyes on bagging the 2023 African Cup of Nations title after seeing off Brazil in an international friendly match staged at the Ibna Batouta Stadium on Saturday night.Goals from Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri helped the hosts pick a 2-1 win over the record world champions in a parked Stadium in Tangier, Casemiro bagged the consolation goal for the Selecao. This was the first time that Morocco were playing at home after their exploits in Qatar where they reached the World Cup semis.##NAJAVA_MECA_6037##Before the match, they received a rapturous welcome from the supporters as they stepped out to warm up. The decibels must have been the highest heard in a Stadium within the continent in years.The match was an entertaining spectacle with the home team on the front foot from the first to the final minute and in the end, many would admit that they were deserved winners.The win, in coach Regragui’s eyes is big and he’s happy that it came in the month of Ramadan.”You know it means a lot for us to beat Brazil. They are the top team in the FIFA ranking, and they are a country of football. This is the month of Ramadan we have to go and pray Tarawih to confirm if it’s true or not. Now we are going to celebrate but it’s a long way to go,” the tactician said in his post match press conference.The tactician, whose appointment just before the World Cup raised eyebrows before he went on to lead the team to the World Cup semis has his eyes set on lifting the 2023 African Cup of Nations title in Ivory Coast next year. Cameroon became the first nation bar the hosts to qualify after South Africa and Liberia played out to a 2-2 draw on Friday.” We must not get on fire. When I say we must win the African Cup, they say that I am exaggerating. I must be careful when I say that we are not going to play for win but we only play for happiness. We have to try and win the title”, he added.On his part, Brazil captain Casemiro thought his side did well despite going down in why was coach Ramon Menezes’s first assignment in charge of the National team as interim head coach.”I wouldn’t say we lacked understanding, it’s about putting into practice the ideas of a new coach. I think we played a good game and did everything as far as possible to win,” he stated.Blow to Mathare United as ‘Cheche’ crosses over to ambitious Kenya Police
