Morocco v Mali 1-1: Draw stops lions' wins

The Moroccan team drew with its financial counterpart 1-1, on the evening of Sunday, October 4, 2026, in a friendly match hosted by the large stadium in Tangier , in the meeting in which the "lions of the Atlas" concluded their international gathering for the months of September and October. The first Moroccan goal by Abdessamad Zalzouli came from a penalty in the 35th minute, after a mistake within the area of operations, before the Malian equalized the result by Diarra Gauso in the 77th minute. The Moroccan team dominated the course of the first half, wasting several offensive opportunities before To advance in the result through the penalty that was successfully carried out by the seismic. Bouadi and Sabri highlighted a striking offensive presence at the beginning of the meeting, while a financial guard confronted Al-Nainawi's shot. In the second half, the performance of the Malian guests who harassed the Moroccan team improved, and goalkeeper Yassine Bono saved the "black" net from a goal achieved after he took a strong shot at Adama Camara in the 72nd minute, before the Malian managed to return to the result via Gauso after only five minutes, to score a draw that lasted until the end of the match Despite the lack of real opportunities to resolve the match from both sides in the last minutes. Al-Wahbi's statements In statements after the meeting, the technical director of the Moroccan team, Mohammed Al-Wahbi, said that his team "has good aspects and others that need to be developed," adding that he is satisfied with facing a team like Mali, which "put us in difficulty and has great potential." Context: The conclusion of a successful gathering of Atlas Lions and this draw comes after a series of positive results for Atlas Lions, who won their last official matches 2-0 in a row against Gabon and then Lesotho in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, maintaining the lead in their group standings. Mali replaced Ghana in the friendly matches program after amending the right of the international table, to end the Moroccan team with a tie that stopped the series of victories, while the game gave the friendly coach an opportunity to rotate some players before the upcoming official dates of the "Lions of the Atlas".