Moroccan AFCON elimination sends Adli and Mazraoui back to Germany

League-leaders Bayer 04 Leverkusen and German giants FC Bayern München shall each have actors returning in time for this weekend’s upcoming league fixtures following Morocco’s elimination from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.  The “Atlas Lions” became the last North African side to fall in a tournament that has proven most unkind to neighboring powerhouses Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia. South Africa’s “Bafana, Bafana” became the latest nation to unseat a historic giant.