Morocco moved past Nigeria to the top of Group B of the 2023 CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations following their impressive 2-0 win over South Africa at the Stade Mohamed-Hamlaoui in Constantine on Sunday evening.

In truth, there was not much to separate the two sides for most of the encounter until the referee spotted a handball incident inside the South African box and awarded Morocco a penalty in the 73rd minute.

Defender Ait Boudlal showed the composure of an attacker in smashing his spot-kick into the bottom left corner, with the keeper going the wrong way, to hand the North Africans the lead.

It was two-nil ten minutes later after Hanin finished expertly following a defensive mistake from South Africa’s goalkeeper, Kyle Ethan Jansen.

A win for the Golden Eaglets will see them retake the lead in Group and qualify for the quarterfinals of Algeria 2023.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com