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Paul Myers

Road to 2026: Morocco maintain surge as Nigeria slip up

Morocco boss Walid Regragui steered the side to the semi-final at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has overseen five wins in their five games in the qualifying campaign to feature at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. © AFP / KARIM JAAFAR

Hours after traditional powerhouse Nigeria dropped points at home to Zimbabwe, Morocco maintained their status as the only team with a 100 percent record in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Tanzania.

Nayef Aguerd and Brahim Diaz scored early in the second-half to secure the three points on Tuesday night at the Stade Municipal in Oujda to take Morocco to 15 points after five games in Group E.

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