Morocco match-winner Sanaa Mssoudy (R) playing for the FAR Rabat club against Arsenal in London during 2026.
Sanaa Mssoudy scored after 84 minutes to give hosts Morocco a 1-0 victory over Algeria in a tense Women’s Africa Cup of Nations group match in Rabat on Thursday.
After defending superbly under constant pressure in the top-of-the-table clash between north African neighbours, Algeria were punished for leaving the Moroccan winger unmarked.
Algeria cleared a corner at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in the Moroccan capital, but when the ball was returned into the goalmouth, Mssoudy struck.
She controlled the ball with her left foot, then stabbed it past goalkeeper Chloe N’Gazi with her other foot to break the deadlock in a match that had seemed destined to end goalless.
