The coach of Morocco's national team, Walid Rekraki, commented on the performance of the "Atlas Lions" in the match against Tanzania in the first round of Group Six at the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Ivory Coast. Rekraki expressed his satisfaction after his players won 3-0 against Tanzania, stating in a press conference after the match: "First matches are always difficult. It was not easy due to the humidity. We respected the Tanzanian team, and the morale of our group was good."
He added: "We wanted to score quickly. We had some opportunities, but the goal came from a set piece. We did our best to open the scoring. At times during the second half, we agreed not to have the ball. We succeeded in managing the game like a big team."
The Moroccan coach explained that he learned from the first matches of the tournament: "Playing the last matches allowed us to watch the other teams’ games, especially to avoid making the same mistakes. We noticed that most teams fell off physically in the second half. We worked on that to maintain our physical condition," according to the African Football Confederation website.
It is worth mentioning that the Moroccan team will face the Democratic Republic of Congo in the next match on Sunday.
