Morocco 5-0 Niger: Ismael Saibari scores a brace, Abdul-Latif Goumey is sent off

Morocco trounced 10-man Niger 5-0 in Rabat on Friday to win Group E and become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. 

Match Report

Morocco trounced 10-man Niger 5-0 in Rabat on Friday to win Group E and become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. 

Ismael Saibari scored twice in the first half after Abdul-Latif Goumey was sent off and second-half goals from Ayoub el Kaabi, Hamza Igamane and Azzedine Ounahi completed the rout.

A sixth straight victory lifted Morocco to an unassailable lead with 18 points -- eight more than Tanzania -- and sealed a seventh appearance at the global showpiece with two matches to spare.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

7' Highlight from Morocco vs Niger

24' Match Event for Morocco vs Niger

26' Red Card! Abdoul-Latif Djibril Goumey sent off

29' GOAL! Morocco 1-0 Niger (Ismael Saibari)

38' GOAL! Morocco 2-0 Niger (Ismael Saibari)

51' GOAL! Morocco 3-0 Niger (Ayoub El Kaabi)

69' GOAL! Morocco 4-0 Niger (Hamza Igamane)

85' GOAL! Morocco 5-0 Niger (Azzedine Ounahi)

Line-ups

Morocco XI: Bounou, Masina, Amrabat, Aguerd, Hakimi, Brahim, A. El Kaabi, Neil El Aynaoui, Youssef Belammari, Ismael Saibari, Eliesse Ben Seghir

Subs: Munir, Mohamed Chibi, El Yamiq, En-Nesyri, Azzedine Ounahi, Souffian El Karouani, Ilias Akhomach, El Mehdi Al Harrar, Omar El Hilali, Bilal El Khannouss, Hamza Igamane, Chemsdine Talbi

Niger XI: Youssouf Oumarou, Victorien Adebayor, Ali Mohamed, Oumar Sako, Amadou Sabo, Daniel Sosah, Philippe Boueye, Aboubacar Camara, Rahim Alhassane, Mahamadou Tanja, Abdoul-Latif Djibril Goumey

Subs: Abdoulaye Boureima Katkoré, Yac Diori, Ousseini Badamassi, Boubacar Djibrill Goumey, Hassane Adamou, Issa Djibrilla, Mamane Amadou Sabo, Adamou Ibrahim Djibo, Issiaka Boukari Kanta, H. Ibrahim, Mohamed Pape Moctar M'Baye, Mohamed Abdouramane