World Cup 2022: in friendly, Ghana offers Switzerland, Morocco hits Georgia
Ghanaian Jordan Ayew (white jersey) against Swiss defender Manuel Akandji.
November 17, 2022. AFP - RYAN LIM
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Less than three days before the start of the World Cup, Ghana and Morocco, two of the five African representatives in Qatar, won two encouraging victories on Thursday before their arrival in Doha.
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In the heat of the United Arab Emirates (34°C), Ghana, victorious over Switzerland (2-0), successfully completed its preparatory campaign for the 2022 World Cup. The Black stars won thanks to goals from Mohammed Salisu (70th) and Antoine Semenyo, well served by Rennais Kamaldeen Sulemana (74th).
A great victory over the Nati, quarter-finalist of the last Euro, which will be opposed to Cameroon on November 24 for its entry into the competition.
Ghana, he will attack his tournament in Group H by Portugal on November 24 before South Korea (28) then Uruguay (December 2).
For Morocco too, the last warm-up match was comforting, even if the opponent, Georgia, was on a smaller scale compared to Switzerland.
The Atlas Lions were still intractable in front of the men of Frenchman Willy Sagnol, corrected 3-0 on goals from Youssef En-Nesyri (5th), Hakim Ziyech (29th), and Sofiane Boufal (72nd).
Ziyech's achievement, a midfield lob, is already starting to make the rounds on the web.
Morocco begins its World Cup on November 22 against Croatia, finalist in 2018, before facing Belgium (27) and finishing against Canada (December 1).
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In video, the exceptional goal of Hakim Ziyech.
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