International Roundup: Achraf Hakimi and Morocco in action, and more

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George Boxall
Published on 09/10/2024 at 11:55
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Achraf Hakimi was in action for Morocco whilst Rennes' Alidu Seidu scored his first goal for Ghana. Our round-up of international action from Monday's games.

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Morocco's contingent of Ligue 1 players, including Achraf Hakimi (PSG) and Yunis Abdelhamid (Saint-Étienne) had to wait until injury time to seal victory over Lesotho with a goal from Brahim Diaz (90+3'). Meanwhile Lamine Camara (Monaco) and Formose Mendy (Lorient) were involved in Senegal's 1-0 win over Burundi. Alidu Seidu (Rennes) and Mohamed Salisu (Monaco) started in Ghana's back line as the Rennes defender scored his first-ever goal for the Black Stars against Niger.

UEFA Nations League

Rennes centre-back Leo Østigard was involved in Norway's 2-1 win over Austria in League B which saw the Scandinavian side climb up to second in Group 3. Randal Kolo Muani (PSG) and Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ© (PSG) were both on target for Les Bleus against Belgium in Group A. Meanwhile, Parisian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma featured as Italy secured a vital victory over Israel (1-2) which puts the Azzurri ahead of France in Group 2 of League A at the end of the September break. 

CONCACAF Nations League

Two Ligue 2 starlets featured in Martinique's dramatic 2-2 draw against Guyana in the CONCACAF Nations League on Monday evening as Guingamp's Brighton Labeau opened the scoring just before the half-time whistle (45'+2) whilst Red Star FC midfielder Samuel Renel featured the full 90 minutes.

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