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Botola Pro: Wydad and AS FAR misfire as RS Berkane move further away from the pack

Writer's picture: Andrew OlssonAndrew Olsson

Photo Credit: Wydad Athletic Club
Photo Credit: Wydad Athletic Club

Botola Pro leaders RS Berkane are winning even when they are not playing! Morocco's top club this season were able to watch and relax after achieving a dominant victory on Friday and the results this weekend were very pleasing for the Orange Boys.


Closest competitors Wydad AC could only manage a 0-0 draw against scrappy top division newcomers COD Meknes. Thembinkosi Lorch's first start for WAC since arriving on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns was a bust as he went off after an hour as the Wydad attack sputtered. A five-match winning streak for Rulani Mokwena's men comes to an end and now second placed Wydad are fifteen points from the top.


But RS Berkane are also enjoying a downturn in form for Royal Army club AS FAR. The CAF Champions League quarterfinalists are inconsistent these days and Sunday saw them play Raja Casablanca to a 0-0 draw. Neither team looked particularly threatening and it is not an ideal start for new AS FAR coach Alexandre Santos, who lost his debut match last week to Fath Union Sport in the Rabat Derby.


The club that benefited the most from AS FAR and Wydad's struggles was Renaissance Zemamra who refuse to let preseason expectations come to fruition. A surprise member of the top-5, a 2-0 victory over IR Tanger moved RCAZ back level with Wydad on 40 points to keep them in firm contention to qualify for a spot in CAF club competition next season.


Results


Chabab Salmi 0-4 RS Berkane

Maghreb Fez 1-0 Chabab Mohammedia

Wydad AC 0-0 COD Meknes

Moghreb Tetouan 1-3 Difaa El Jadida

Olympique Safi 0-0 FUS Rabat

Renaissance Zemamra 2-0 IR Tanger

AS FAR 0-0 Raja CA

Union Touarga 2-1 Hassania Agadir


League Table (through 22 matches)


Points

RS Berkane

55

Wydad AC

40

Renaissance Zemamra

40

AS FAR

38

FUS Rabat

36

Maghreb Fez

36

Raja CA

32

Olympique Safi

31

Difaa El Jadida

28

Union Touarga

27

COD Meknes

27

IR Tanger

26

Hassania Agadir

22

Chabab Salmi

22

Moghreb Tetouan

12

Chabab Mohammedia

4

  • The top two finishers qualify for the CAF Champions League

  • The third place finisher qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup

  • The bottom two finishers are relegated to Botola 2

  • The 13th and 14th place teams qualify for a relegation playoff with the 3rd and 4th place finishers from Botola 2

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