While waiting for the outcome of the group stage on Thursday, we already know 3 of the 8 posters for the 8th finals of CAN 2021. Burkina Faso-Gabon, we will indeed be entitled to an enticing Senegal–Cape Verde derby and a less usual Morocco-Malawi one.
Arrived at the top of their group without the slightest conceded goal but with only one small goal scored, Senegal absolutely did not reassure the skeptics about their background and will have to be wary of their island neighbor, qualified among the best 3rd. However, the Lions remain on three victories with a score of 2-0 against the Blue Sharks in recent years, including one in a friendly last June.
For its part, Morocco, qualified with 7 points on the clock, will start as clear favorites against Malawi, surprise guest and qualified among the best 3rd thanks to their victory against Zimbabwe (2-1) then their draw against Senegal (0 -0). This is the first time the Flames have managed to get out of the group stage. The two countries had already faced each other in the CAN 2019 qualifiers with a 3-0 Moroccan success in the first leg followed by a 0-0 draw in the return in Bantyre.
