At the 55th minute, Walid Regragui made a strategic triple substitution, bringing on El Khannouss, Saibari, and Abde in place of Rahimi, Ounahi, and Ben Seghir. This decision quickly had an impact on the game.
Upon his entry, Abde energized the wing and immediately put pressure on the Nigerien defense. A few minutes later, this new momentum paid off: in the 59th minute, off a precise cross from Brahim Diaz, En-Nesyri cleverly deflected the ball, allowing Saibari to execute a perfect shot to open the scoring.
