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Morocco faces Cameroun on September 9

The Moroccan players will fly away today in Cameroun. The match against cameronais announces itself difficult.
On August 26, Morocco had its Guinean counterpart on the score of 2 goals with one, the Olympic national team then confirmed at the time of this match, its claims with a qualification for the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008.
After one period of preparation in the center of Maâmoura, the Olympic national team will fly away today in Garoua to confront Cameroun.

“The match will be very difficult, according to Fathi Jamal, the national trainer of the Olympic team, Morocco will play against Cameroun which was the favorite of this group.
Our country, is today classified at the head group with 6 points, follow-up of Cameroun which added up 4 points, Bostwana is classified in 3rd position with 3 points. Guinea, as for it, is positioned at the end of the classification with 0 points”.

“The national team will gather 20 players, of which majority evolving/moving abroad. International Ibrahim ElMaarouf, the player of the Italian club Inter Milan, will not be able to join us because of the problems with her club, These players has a good tactic, is receptive since they assimilate quickly and follow the instructions to the letter. But there are some national players whom one had put at the test, which one could integrate them and they actually evolved/moved”, underlines the national trainer. And to add that, “the team of Cameroun gathers solid players, their play is very physical. The match will be played 14:30, there will be a temperature of 31 degrees, but our Olympic players are always adaptable. What frightens me more, it is the African arbitration”, announces it.

Morocco suffers since always from the injustices from the African referees, according to him, as it was the case in Ghana, at the time of the match in spite of extreme conditions of play, the rain not having ceased falling down on Conakry during nearly 12 midnight, which returned the lawn of muddy September 28; the referee was in favor of the Guineans and the nationals did not let themselves cut down, the Olympic Morrocans managed to beat them 2-1. “Our Olympic nationals are trustful, they are given to beat Cameroun, they are in physical good condition. We will test by all our means of defending the national colors and of bringing back the victory with us. On the other hand what I reproach the Moroccan public, is not to come to encourage them and justify them to be given thoroughly. When one played in France lately, our Moroccan emigrants came in very great number to support us and it was perfect. I ask our Moroccan public to come to support us in our next return matches”, known as Fathi Jamal. The final list of the 20 players will be revealed, only today Wednesday.