North African giants Morocco brushed aside the Democratic Republic of Congo to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar
The Atlas Lions join the Black Stars of Ghana and the Teranga Lions of Senegal as countries from the continent to qualify for the global showpiece
Two goal at either side of half time saw Morocco thump DR Congo 4-1 to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Morocco made light work of their World Cup play-off opponent DR Congo to seal a spot at Qatar 2022, joining Ghana and Senegal as representatives from the continent.

A strong display by the Atlas Lions saw them score two goals at either side of half time to stroll past DR Congo 4-1 at the Mohammed V stadium.

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The North Africans qualified 5-2 on aggregate after the two-legged game.

Morocco, World Cup, Achraf Hakimi, Africa, DR Congo — Morocco qualify for World Cup after beating DR Congo. Credit: @TFT_Morocco
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The Moroccans got off to a bright start and after just 21 minutes, Azzedine Ounahi broke the deadlock before Tarik Toussadali added the second right at the stroke of half time.

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It was all Morrocco after the break as Ounahi added his second of the game in the 57th minute.

Paris Saint Germain defender Achraf Hakimi made it 4-0 with twenty minutes left, and there was no way back for DR Congo.

However, Ben Molango scored a consolation in the 77th minute but the task was too huge for them to put up a fight back.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt.

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Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action.

Senegal won the second leg of the African play-off 1-0 in Diamniadio thanks to a fourth-minute goal from Boulaye Dia and the teams finished level at 1-1 on aggregate after extra time.

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Lukman Mumuni

Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.