Futsal female can: the Atlas lionesses are taming Cameroon and go half
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The Moroccan Women’s Futsal selection qualified for the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco-2025), by beating its Cameroonian counterpart by 7 goals to 1, in the match of the 2nd day of the group A Thursday evening in the covered room of the Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat.
The goals of Morocco were registered by Amal El Ouafi (4th), Yvana Mbozomo against his own camp (12th), Chirine Knaidil (15th), Meryem Hajri (28th), Doha El Madani (33rd), Siham Tadlaoui (40th) and Malak Al Kilani (40th). Brunelle Beulou (17th) marked for Cameroon.
The Moroccan team ensures the first place of their group, by signing its second victory for this group stage, after its success against its Namibian counterpart (8-1), in the 1-day match last Tuesday.
Practice offensively, effective defensively, aggressive in duels and united, the Atlas lionesses flew over this part, imposed their tempo and private their adversary of any reaction.
The Moroccan selection has grabbed the ball, multiplying the passes to destabilize the Cameroonian block. She wasted no time in picking the fruits of her efforts, when Drissia Korrych finds herself facing the Cameroonian goalkeeper and manages to deceive her, before El Ouafi takes care of ensuring the trajectory of the ball towards the bottom of the cage (4th).
This goal unlocked the match, especially on the side of the Cameroonian team which started playing more offensively, leaving a little more space for Moroccans who are not long in double the score on a triangle action started by Malak Alikilani which serves El Ouafi on the right flank, it returns the ball to Ras-de-Terre in the opposite area and it is finally Mbzomo Trying to keep the danger away. Three minutes later, Chirin Knaidil (15th) gives more insurance to his, scoring a third goal.
Feeling the danger, the Cameroonians decided to get out of their entrenchment and started to advance their block to squeeze in the Moroccan area. Their strategy earned them a first goal scored by Brunelle Beulou (17th).
This Cameroonian highlight remains there, since the Moroccan players manage to curb the ardor of their vis-à-vis and regain control of the game. They manage to manage the debates, by creating the necessary excess in attack and by excellent in the rapid defensive withdrawal. They also owe their salvation to a Kawtar Bentaleb, the goalkeeper and captain, who was in good shape and was decisive in critical moments.
After Moultes attempts, the Moroccan pressure ended up paying, with the fourth goal scored by Meryem Hajri (28th), on a decisive pass from Knaidil. Doha El Madani (33rd) takes care of the addition, taking up a bullet rejected by the Cameroonian goalkeeper, before Siham Tadlaoui (40th) and Malak Al Kilani (40th) finish this exciting meeting in style.
This group’s last game will oppose Cameroon next Saturday and Namibia (8:00 p.m.).
The winners of each of the three hens of this CAN will directly access the semi-finals of the tournament. Fourth place in the semi-finals will come back to the team ranked best second among all groups.
The finalist teams of this first CAN female of futsal will win their qualification for the World Cup, scheduled for the Philippines from November 27 to December 7, 2025.
