Morocco's premier league: Wydad takes leadership

Rabat - Wydad Casablanca took advantage of the first defeat in the season of the Difaa El Jadida to jump to leadership with two points ahead of Difaa

Rabat - Wydad Casablanca took advantage of the first defeat in the season of the Difaa El Jadida to jump to leadership with two points ahead of Difaa

    Wydad defeated Moghreb Fez thanks to a goal of the Congolese newcomer, Junior Moukoko, who, just like his countryman Lys Mouitys, seems to be a good deal for Wydad.

    While everybody expected Difaa to grab an easy victory over one of the teams of the bottom, Olympic Safi, the latter seemed more determined to grab the full three points of the game, which they achieved thanks to the striker Houssameddine Senhaji who scored the two goals, ending the match 2-1.

    Last season's title holder Raja Casablanca are moving steadily towards the top. They defeated KAC Kenitra 3-0 at the latter's home, becoming closer to the leadership with only five points behind.

    Wydad Fez, from the bottom of the standing, pursue their upward trajectory since the coming of the coach Abderrahim Taleb.   

    After they were previously standing alone in the last rank, they could overtake five teams to stand in a comfortable position, with 8 points ahead of the last place. On Sunday, they thrashed As Salé 3-0.

    Unlike most previous games, the 17th round saw Moroccan strikers more active than foreign ones, scoring 10 goals out of 13.

Results:
Wydad Casablanca - Moghreb Fez     1 - 0
Hassania Agadir - Moghreb Tétouan   0 – 1
Olympic Safi - Difaa El Jadida            2 - 1
Olympique Khouribga - FUS Rabat      0 - 1
AS FAR - Kawkab Marrakech             0 - 0
Ittihad Khémisset - Jeunesse Massira 1 - 0
KAC Kenitra - Raja Casablanca          0 - 3
Widad Fez - AS Salé                       3 - 0

Standing:
1. Wydad Casablanca         36
2. Difaa El Jadida               34
3. Raja Casablanca            31
4. Kawkab Marrakech         24
  . Moghreb Fès                24
6. Hassania Agadir            23
  . AS FAR                       23
  . FUS Rabat                   23
9. Olympique Khouribga      22
  . Moghreb Tétouan         22
11. Widad Fez                 19
12. Ittihad Khémisset        18
13. AS Salé                     16
  . KAC Kenitra                 16
  . Olympic Safi                16
16. Jeunesse Massira        11

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