Morocco, Algeria advance to WAFCON quarter-finals
JOHANNESBURG: Hosts Morocco topped Group A at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) despite failing to score from a twice-taken penalty in a 0-0 draw with Senegal on Monday.Morocco advanced to the quarter-finals by finishing with seven points after beating Kenya convincingly and Algeria narrowly in earlier mini-league matches in Rabat.Goals from Marine Dafeur and Lynda Bendris earned Algeria a 2-0 victory over Kenya in a match played simultaneously, and they booked a last-eight place by coming second with six points.Senegal ended with four points and Kenya with none so both were eliminated from the two-yearly African women’s football showpiece.Morocco will face the Group B runners-up and Algeria the Group B winners in the quarter-finals.
