African qualifier to go ahead in Marrakech despite deadly quake

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Gambia and Congo's African Cup of Nations qualifier in Marrakech will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday despite the powerful earthquake that struck the city on Friday night and which has so far killed more than 1,000 people and injured hundreds more.

However, Saturday's match between Morocco and Liberia in Agadir, some 260-km away from the quake epicentre, has been postponed.

The Gambia and Congo squads spent the night sleeping beside their hotel pools after the magnitude 6.8 quake struck in the High Atlas mountains and damaged buildings in nearby Marrakech. It was the country's deadliest tremor in more than six decades.

Both coaches said their players were traumatised by the event but had been told they must go ahead with their match.

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