Morocco’s under-17 side suffered a second successive defeat in the Union of North African Football (UNAF) tournament after losing 1-0 to Egypt in Sousse on Friday.

The result leaves Nabil Baha’s team bottom of the group with no points from two matches, following their 1-0 defeat by Algeria in the opening round.

Egypt secured victory at the Olympic Stadium in Sousse, Tunisia, despite Morocco goalkeeper Iyad Hamzi saving a penalty in the ninth minute.

The goalkeeper, who plays for Mohammed VI Football Academy, was beaten two minutes later. Morocco lost possession on the right, allowing an Egypt player to advance unchallenged towards the edge of the area before striking into the bottom-right corner.

Morocco, who will host the upcoming CAN U17 and are therefore automatically qualified for the tournament’s finals, have yet to provide reassurance with only a few months to go before the competition. The exact dates for the finals have not yet been decided.

They will have one remaining opportunity to recover when they face Tunisia on Monday in the third and final matchday of the UNAF tournament.

Egypt, meanwhile, have already secured qualification for the finals after recording two wins from two matches. The Pharaohs began the tournament with a 2-1 victory over Tunisia before overcoming Morocco.

Their final fixture will be against Algeria, who must secure a result after suffering a heavy 4-1 defeat by Tunisia earlier on Friday.