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Former Super Eagles captain and coach Sunday Oliseh, alongside Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi. Copyright: Imago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Former Super Eagles and Juventus midfielder Sunday Oliseh has identified what the Atlas Lions of Morocco lacked in their 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> Group C opener against Brazil, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n Carlo Ancelotti’s side fielded several big names like Casemiro, Alisson Becker, Vinicius Junior, Raphinha and Lucas Pacqueta, but the Moroccans didn’t flinch.<\/p>\n Instead, the African Champions imposed themselves on the game, breaking the deadlock in the 21st minute through Ismael Saibari, who sent a delicate chip over Alisson.<\/p>\n Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The lead didn’t last long. Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior levelled the scores with a solo effort eleven minutes later, curling the ball beyond Yassine Bounou.<\/p>\n The Atlas Lions stepped up again, with Hakimi and Brahim Diaz coming close to scoring another before half-time, but Alisson stood tall.<\/p>\n At the start of the second half, Carlo Ancelotti opted to take off Casemiro and Roger Iba\u00f1ez, replacing the duo with Danilo and Fabinho.<\/p>\n Morocco came out on top in every metric, except by the scoreline, with several ex-players lauding the supposed AFCON 2025 winners for going toe-to-toe against the five-time World Cup winners.<\/p>\n Oliseh, meanwhile, believes the lack of individual quality possessed by Nigerian attackers like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman allowed the game to end in a draw.<\/p>\n Had the Atlas Lions had one of the pair, the AFCON 1994 winner believes that Morocco would’ve secured a win with at least a two-goal difference.<\/p>\n \u201cImpressive performance by this Moroccan side, defensively and offensively well structured,\u201d the 51-year-old wrote on his X<\/a><\/strong> page.<\/p>\n \u201cHad this team had \u201cVictor Osimhen or Ademola Lookman\u201d like players versus Brazil, they could have won by 3 goals to 1 at worst. <\/p>\n \u201cBrazil looking deceptive and Thank God they had Vinicius jr and Raphinha. I loved the Belief and evolution from the Moroccans,\u201d Oliseh concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Impressive performance by this Moroccan side, defensively and offensively well structured. Had this team had “Victor Osimhen or Ademola Lookman” like players versus Brazil, they could have won by 3 goals to 1 at worst. Brazil looking deceptive and Thank God they had Vinicius jr\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/gfMA6DowjR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sunday Oliseh (@SundayOOliseh) June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Morocco will play their second group game against Scotland on Friday, while Brazil will play against Haiti the following day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/nbR0ToYzueetYAeJtdLGwCJpH9A=\/5878x4200\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F06%2Fimago1078516700.jpg\")
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Soccer Sunday Oliseh explains how Nigerian attackers would’ve helped Morocco<\/h2>\n
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