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2019 Schedule
MoroccoMAR0TBD
0SUDSUD- MoroccoMAR1FT
0BDIBDI 
MTNMTN0FT0MoroccoMAR
CTACTA0FT2MoroccoMAR- MoroccoMAR4FT1CTACTA
- MoroccoMARPPDBDIBDI
- MTNMTNPPDMoroccoMAR
- CTACTAPPDMoroccoMAR
- MoroccoMARPPDCTACTA
- BDIBDI0FT3MoroccoMAR
- MoroccoMAR0FT0MTNMTN
- MoroccoMAR2FT
3GABGAB - MoroccoMAR1FT
1LBYLBY - MoroccoMAR1FT
0NIGNIG - MoroccoMAR1FT
1BKABKA - MoroccoMAR1FT
1BENBEN 
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0CIVCIV - MoroccoMAR1FT
0NAMNAM - MoroccoMAR2FT
3ZAMZAM - MoroccoMAR0FT
1GAMGAM - MoroccoMAR0FT
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2019 Schedule
4-2-0, 1st in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
MoroccoMAR026/3FT1ARGARG- MoroccoMAR012/6FT1GAMGAM
- MoroccoMAR216/6FT3ZAMZAM
- MoroccoMAR123/6FT0NAMNAM
- MoroccoMAR128/6FT0CIVCIV
- RSARSA01/7FT1MoroccoMAR
- MoroccoMAR15/7FT1BENBEN
- MoroccoMAR16/9FT1BKABKA
- MoroccoMAR110/9FT0NIGNIG
- MoroccoMAR111/10FT1LBYLBY
- MoroccoMAR215/10FT3GABGAB
- MoroccoMAR015/11FT0MTNMTN
- BDIBDI019/11FT3MoroccoMAR
- MoroccoMAR0FT0CTACTA
- CTACTA0FT0MoroccoMAR
- MTNMTN0FT0MoroccoMAR
- MoroccoMAR0FT0BDIBDI
- MoroccoMAR413/11FT1CTACTA
- CTACTA017/11FT2MoroccoMAR
- MTNMTN026/3FT0MoroccoMAR
- MoroccoMAR130/3FT0BDIBDI
- MoroccoMAR0TBD0SUDSUD
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2019-21 Ladder
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 14 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| Burundi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| Central African Republic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
2019-21 Team LeadersAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying
- Goals
- Assists
RankingsAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying
Goal Difference8Tied-3rd
Goals Scored9Tied-6th
Assists0Tied-1st
Goals Conceded1Tied-1st