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Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses were held to a goalless draw by Senegal on Monday, August 3, at Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, but still finished top of Group A at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Anass Salah-Eddine looks set to continue his career in Greece during the summer transfer window. The Moroccan left-back is on the verge of joining Olympiacos, where he would link up with fellow Morocco international Ayoub El Kaabi.

Ugandan referee Shamirah Nabadda has been appointed to officiate the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 Group A match between Morocco and Senegal.

The Atlas Lionesses will face Senegal this Monday, August 3, at 9 p.m. local time in Rabat for their third Group A match of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco’s women’s national team aims for a third consecutive victory, the top spot in the group, and, most importantly, qualification for the quarterfinals of the tournament, which runs in Morocco until August 16.

On the eve of their final Group A match at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations against Senegal, scheduled for Monday, August 3 (9 p.m.), Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses completed their final preparations during a training session held on Sunday in Rabat.

Jilali Gharib, the first Moroccan referee to officiate at a FIFA World Cup, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) paid tribute to the veteran official, recognizing that he had “paved the way for several other Moroccan referees to achieve distinction on the international stage.”

African clubs will learn their opponents for the preliminary qualifying rounds of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup this Thursday, August 6. The draw will take place at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

Speaking at a press conference in Rabat on Sunday, Morocco women’s national team head coach Jorge Vilda and forward Sakina Ouzraoui expressed the Atlas Lionesses’ determination to secure a victory against Senegal on Monday, August 3, at Moulay El Hassan Stadium. Their goal is to finish atop Group A, thereby booking their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which Morocco is hosting.

Wydad Athletic Club confirmed on Saturday, August 1, the return of former midfielder Aymane El Hassouni as the club continues to strengthen its squad during the summer transfer window.