The Moroccan rugby union team defeated Uganda 24–12 on Sunday in Kampala, in a placement match for fifth to eighth place in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), which runs until July 21 in Uganda.
With this victory, Morocco retained its spot in Africa Group A. The team will next face Senegal in the fifth-place playoff. The Atlas Lions had previously been knocked out of the quarter-finals by Zimbabwe, suffering a 43–8 defeat last Tuesday.
Morocco qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Tunisia 26–12 in a repechage match held last February at Père Jégo Stadium in Casablanca.
The winner of the 2025 CAN will earn direct qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. The runner-up will compete in the Nations Cup for a chance to claim the second African spot at the World Cup.