WAFCON 2022: Battle for the top spot in Group A as Uganda bow out

Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco and Senegal will clash for the top spot in Group A when they meet at the Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex on Friday.Both teams have already qualified for the knockout stage after winning their respective opening matches in the group against Uganda and Burkina Faso and will be looking for any advantage they can take into the knockout round.##NAJAVA_MECA_6495952##The two teams are level on points and goal difference and are only separated by the goals each team has scored with Morocco taking the advantage on that front.Marieme Babou is a doubt for the Atlas Lionesses having been stretchered off against Burkina Faso and missed training ahead of the game while goalkeeper Tenning Sene is also facing a fitness test having picked up a knock in the last game against Burkina Faso.It’s the final round of the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 group stages 🔚📋 Here are the matches of round 3#EmpoweringOurGame pic.twitter.com/M5CuxYEzWZ— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 8, 2022 Senegal head into the game on a clean slate as they have not conceded in the two games they have played so far while Morocco come into the game on the back of scoring thrice against Uganda.Senegal coach Mame Moussa Cissé is not fazed about the impact of the boisterous Moroccan home crowd on his team when they come up against the hosts in Rabat on Friday, insisting the pressure will be on the home team.“It (the presence of the home fans in numbers) will add pressure on Morocco. The fans are coming to see the host country, so it is in Morocco’s interest to play a good match tomorrow. We will play with the same mindset. It’s a chance for the players, everyone wants to play in front of a full stadium, so it’s going to make our girls grow,” the Senegal coach said in his pre-match press conference.In the other group match of the day, Uganda will take on Burkina Faso at the Mohammed V Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_6495950##The two teams have not registered a win in the tournament in Morocco and will be out to end on a high with a win though reshuffles to the squad could be a norm to give more players a chance to feature.Burkina Faso have a better defensive record of the two and have conceded just two goals compared to five let in by the Crested Cranes but they are yet to score at the WAFCON in the current edition.Thursday’s ResultsSouth Africa 3-1 BurundiBotswana 0-2 Nigeria

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