Morocco drop more 2010 points

By danpullo

Morocco’s chances of making the 2010 World Cup in South Africa took another knock as they failed to beat Togo on home soil in Group A. The Atlas Lions have just two points from three games following their 0-0 draw in Rabat.The home team badly needed a morale boosting win and should have benefitted from the absence of Togo’s talismanic striker Emmanuel Adebayor. Instead they squandered yet more points in the race to the finals.Morocco had a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 10th minute when Togo’s Abdul Mamah handled in the area. But the subsequent penalty was blasted over the bar by Mounir El Hamdoui - a costly miss. It would have been a justified lead because the home team were much more confident in the opening periods of play.