Panama U-17 will be looking for a ‘positive result’ against Morocco

Panama U-17 against the opponent he met at the world championships of this category and he did Moroccoare the debuts of both teams this Friday at (4:00 am Isthmian time) at Indonesia Cup 2023.

The first goal is to make a good debut, says the coach.e Panama, Mike Stump, splays his first match at the U17 World Cup.

Stump, He claims that in this type of competition it is very important to achieve a “positive result” in his first game, and since then the second goal is to “qualify in the group until the next stage (16 finals), according to his statements on the official Fifa website.

The match, which will be played at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, will be the second in history between the two Panama and Morocco, at the U-17 World Cup.

It will be the second world championship Morocco in this category, while Panama is their third engagement.

The Red and Morocco They faced each other in 2013 United Arab Emirates U17 World Cup which on that occasion was directed by Jorge Dely Valdés and lost with a score of 4-2.

The current coach of the U-17, Panamanian Mike Stump, adds that playing a friendly match against Turkey and Senegal, helped them to understand and have a better idea about the African player, compared to the player from Moroccohis first rival in Indonesia in 2023.

Morocco, led by a former national team player and midfielder of his country, Said Chiba, 53 years old, He arrived in Indonesia inspired by the work of the Qatar 2022 senior team, which finished fourth at the World Cup.

Morocco He is the current African runner-up in the category and wants to go as far as possible, he said Chiba who added that at the World Cup the teams are complicated and that one should be careful.

“We will have to stay focused and really study our opponent to prepare for each game,” Chiba said of the top-seeded Group A. Morocco, along with Panama, Indonesia and Ecuadorr.