MATCH STATS: Senegal face Morocco in TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco 2026 Group A
Hosts Morocco, who have already secured their place in the knockout stage, face Senegal in their final Group A match at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat on Monday, 3 August, with kick-off at 21h00 local time (20h00 GMT).
Match Facts.
• This will be the third WAFCON meeting between Senegal and Morocco.
• The teams are meeting at a third successive edition of the finals.
• Their two previous encounters also came in their final group games, in 2022 and at the last edition.
• Morocco won both previous meetings 1-0.
• Ghizlane Chebbak scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the 55th minute in 2022.
• At the last edition, Yasmin M’Rabet scored the winner from the penalty spot two minutes into first-half stoppage time.
• When the teams were paired together in 2022 and at the last edition, both progressed beyond the group stage.
• For both teams to advance this time, Senegal need to win and Algeria must fail to beat Kenya.
• This will be Senegal’s fourth WAFCON match against the tournament hosts.
• They lost their three previous meetings against hosts, going down to Equatorial Guinea in 2012 and Morocco in 2022 and at the last edition.
• All three of Senegal’s previous matches against the hosts came in their final group game.
• Senegal are yet to score against the tournament hosts.
Senegal – Key Statistics
• Senegal ended a four-game winless run with their victory over Kenya in their previous match.
• Victory would see Senegal win successive WAFCON matches for only the second time.
• They previously achieved the feat when they defeated Uganda 2-0 and Burkina Faso 1-0 in their opening two matches in 2022.
• A win would take Senegal into the knockout stage for the third time, following their appearances in 2022 and at the last edition.
• A clean sheet would see them record successive shutouts for the first time since their opening two games in 2022.
• Senegal have never won their third group game.
• They lost 5-0 to Equatorial Guinea in 2012 and suffered 1-0 defeats to Morocco in 2022 and at the last edition.
• Senegal have never scored in their third group game and have conceded seven goals across their three previous matches.
• Seynabou Mbengue scored the only goal in their victory over Kenya in the 35th minute.
• Mbengue’s goal ended Senegal’s run of 313 minutes at the finals without scoring. They had failed to find the net in three successive matches.
• Before scoring against Kenya, Senegal’s previous goal came in the 80th minute of their 3-2 group-stage defeat to Zambia at the last edition.
• Six of Senegal’s last seven WAFCON goals have been scored in the first half.
• Senegal registered eight shots on target in their victory over Kenya, having managed only two in their opening defeat to Algeria.
• Nguenar Ndiaye had four shots on target against Kenya, the most by a Senegal player in a match at the current tournament.
• Sokhna Pène was fouled five times against Kenya, the most fouls suffered by a Senegal player in the match.
Morocco – Key Statistics
• Morocco defeated Algeria 1-0 on matchday two to secure their place in the knockout stage.
• The hosts have reached the knockout stage for a third successive tournament.
• Morocco won their opening two matches, defeating Kenya 4-0 and Algeria 1-0.
• This is the second time they have begun a WAFCON campaign with successive victories, having also done so in 2022.
• Victory would see Morocco win all three group games for the second time, following their victories over Burkina Faso, Uganda and Senegal in 2022.
• This is the first WAFCON at which Morocco have not conceded in either of their opening two matches.
• It is also the first time they have kept successive clean sheets at the tournament.
• This is the second time Morocco have kept two clean sheets during the group stage, having also done so in 2022.
• Another clean sheet would see them record three at the same edition for the first time.
• Morocco are unbeaten in their last eight group games, recording seven wins and one draw.
• Their most recent group-stage defeat was a 3-0 loss to Ghana in their final match in 2000.
• Morocco have scored in all eight of their group games since that defeat.
• This will be Morocco’s fifth final group match. Their record in the previous four reads P4 W2 D1 L1.
• They have ended the group stage with victories on two previous occasions, defeating Senegal 1-0 in both 2022 and at the last edition.
• Morocco’s only defeat in their final group game was against Ghana in 2000, while they drew 0-0 with DR Congo in 1998.
• They have kept clean sheets in three of their four previous final group games.
• The victory over Algeria was Morocco’s 20th match at the finals and their 10th win in open play. They have recorded two further victories on penalties.
• Morocco have scored five goals in their opening two matches. They have only managed more at the last edition, when they scored six.
• They scored four goals in their opening two games in 2022 and six at the last edition. Two of their goals at each of those tournaments came from penalties.
• None of Morocco’s five goals at the current finals has come from the penalty spot.
• Sanaa Mssoudy scored the winning goal against Algeria, taking her WAFCON tally to four.
• She scored twice in 2022 and once at the last edition.
• Mssoudy’s goal against Algeria was her first in a group game, with her previous three coming in the knockout rounds.
• Her 84th-minute winner against Algeria was Morocco’s latest WAFCON goal since Kenza Chapelle scored in the 89th minute of their 3-1 quarter-final victory over Mali at the last edition.
• Morocco failed to register a shot on target in the first half against Algeria, with all three of their on-target attempts coming after the break.
• Mssoudy had two shots on target and scored with one.
• Morocco completed 227 of their 302 attempted passes against Algeria.
• Nouhaila Benzina completed 55 passes, the most by any player in the match.
• Hanane Aït El Haj provided the assist for Mssoudy’s winner, her third assist of the current edition.