This generated image generically illustrates the two fixtures scheduled in Casablanca and Rabat.
Two fixtures scheduled in Casablanca and Rabat
Morocco’s national team will play Niger twice during the November 2026 international window. The first fixture, Morocco-Niger, is scheduled for Friday, November 13, at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca. The announced kickoff time is 20:00, but the reviewed sources do not consistently identify the time zone attached to that listing, so no conversion should be inferred.
The second fixture, listed as Niger-Morocco, is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Kickoff is again announced for 20:00. Both matches will consequently take place in Morocco, although the verified material does not establish why the Niger-designated fixture has been assigned to a venue in the Moroccan capital.
Matchdays three and four in Group A
The November 13 game will count as matchday three of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, while the November 17 return fixture will form part of matchday four. This double-header therefore arrives halfway through a campaign played over six matchdays, with the four teams in each qualifying group meeting one another on a home-and-away basis.
When the schedule was announced, Morocco led Group A with six points from two victories. The Atlas Lions opened their campaign by defeating Gabon 2-0 on matchday one, then recorded another 2-0 victory against Lesotho on matchday two. Those results provide the immediate sporting context for the two Niger fixtures without determining how the group will stand afterward.
The qualification context
Niger also won its opening Group A match, defeating Lesotho 2-1. Morocco and Niger had therefore both collected the maximum available points after matchday one. The November meetings will bring together teams that began the qualifying campaign successfully, although the verified information supplied here does not provide a complete, updated table for every team immediately before the third round.
The wider qualifying competition features 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four, with six home-and-away matchdays. In groups that do not contain a tournament co-host, the first- and second-placed teams qualify for the finals. That rule explains the importance of each team’s group position, but it does not support any prediction about the results of November’s two matches.
The appointed refereeing teams
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been assigned to the Morocco-Niger match in Casablanca. Hamza Haji Abdi and Ali Mahmoud Mahad are listed as his assistants. Some reports use the variant spellings Hamza Hagi Abdi and Ali Mohamud Mahad, so the Latin-script forms should be checked against any subsequent accessible official match document rather than treated as definitively settled.
Ethiopian referee Tewodros Mitiku has been appointed for Niger-Morocco in Rabat, with Fasika Biru Yehualashet and Tigle Gizaw Belachew named as assistants. Another source renders the first assistant’s name as Fasika Beru Yehulashet. These variations concern transliteration, and the available evidence does not justify presenting the alternate spellings as referring to different officials.
The road to the 2027 finals
The double-header falls within a qualifying window running from November 9 through November 17, 2026. Once that window is complete, the last two rounds are scheduled between March 22 and March 30, 2027. The Niger fixtures therefore precede the final qualifying gathering, though the supplied facts cannot establish what Morocco’s Group A position will be when those concluding rounds begin.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to take place in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027. Those three countries will host the finals for which the current competition provides qualification. The tournament dates and qualifying structure frame the November matches, but they do not supply the still-missing attendance details for Casablanca or Rabat.
Details still needed before planning attendance
The reviewed material provides no verified ticket-sale date, ticket price, authorised sales channel, stadium entry procedure or gate-opening time. It also does not establish the squad list or broadcast arrangements. Supporters considering either match should therefore wait for further announcements before finalising detailed attendance plans, rather than assuming that any unverified commercial or logistical information is official.
Dates, venues, kickoff listings and refereeing appointments are dynamic details that may be updated. They should be checked against notices from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and the Confederation of African Football before publication and again shortly before each game. In particular, the listed 20:00 kickoff should not be converted or labelled as local time or GMT unless a later official notice resolves the designation.
