Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Thanks to a 2-0 win over Benin D.R. Congo set up a meeting with Morocco in the Africa World Cup playoffs. The Leopards impressed in the decider, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Friday’s football match. As always, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced attacker Dieumerci Mbokani, who found the net in the triumph over Benin. Vahid
Halilhodzic’s troops, on the other hand, did well to make it to the AFCON quarter-finals in January, and they are now on a quest to book their place at the showpiece tournament in Qatar. Chelsea ace Hakim Ziyech continues to miss out under Halilhodzic, but Sevilla’s Youssef El Nassiri is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line. Yet another man to watch in the away team will be PSG wing-back Ashraf Hakimi. Anyhow, Morocco are more of a team than D.R. Congo, and we predict that the visitors will prove their worth on the field.
Highlighted Player (Neeskens Kebano):
Despite the fact that he was born in France Neeskens Kebano represents Congo on the international stage. Kebano has 6 caps for France U20 team, but made his debut for the first team with Congo on 15 October, 2014. The right-footed midfielder scored on his debut and it has to be noted that Congo defeated Ivory Coast 4-3 back then.
Kebano started his club career at Paris Saint-Germain, playing eight league games for les Parisiens in Ligue 1. After ending his loan spell with Caen he joined Charleroi in 2013 and he scored 36 goals in 77 league appearances for the Belgian outfit. Genk scouts spotted him during the 2014/2015 season and he moved to the fellow Belgian side in the summer of 2015.
After spending one season at Genk, he signed a three-year contract with Fulham on 26 August, 2016. He made his Fulham debut the next day against Blackburn Rovers. Reports in England said that he terrorised Blackburn defence. His contract with the Cottagers expires on 30 June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Morocco):
Morocco, the Atlas Lions, are the first African team to win a group at the World Cup finals. Back in 1986 the team managed to finish the group stages above Portugal, Poland and England, but West Germany proved to be a big catch for the Moroccan national team in the last 16 of the tournament.
The Atlas Lions participated at the World Cup finals on four occasions, but winning of the 1976 African Cup of Nations is considered the team’s biggest success. Morocco were producing outstanding displays at the tournament in Ethiopia and it has to be noted that they defeated Guinea in the title game.
Morocco play their home games at Stade Adrar and Stade de Marrakech and they wear red shirts and green shorts when playing in front of home fans. A number of top-class footballers played for Morocco in the past, but Mustafa Hadji is certainly the biggest star who played for the Moroccan national team.