International : Qasmi and Sané want to go to the Olympic Games

This Saturday, the U21 African Championship will start in Morocco. A tournament in which qualification for the London Olympic Games will be awarded.

For these finals, initially planned in Egypt but eventually relocated to Morocco because of the political and social turmoil in Egypt, two members of the Reserve squad are being involved. Forwards Yacine Qasmi (Morocco) and Abdoulaye Sané (Senegal) will therefore be playing for a participation in the Olympics.

Morocco and Senegal will in fact be opposed in Group B, along with Nigeria and Algeria. The first group will include Egypt, Gabon, South Africa and Ivory Coast.
At the end of the Group phase, the first two teams will qualify for the semi-finals. Amongst these four qualified teams, only the U21 African champion, the runner-up and the third place play-off winner will be qualified for the Olympic tournament in London.

Calendar :

- 26 November to 3 December : group phase
- 27 November : Nigeria - Morocco and Algeria - Senegal
- 30 November : Morocco – Algeria and Senegal - Nigeria
- 3 December : Morocco - Senegal
- 7 December : Semi-finals
- 10 December : Final and third-place play-off