Morocco won its first match in the football tournament of the 17th Mediterranean Games held in Turkey. Facing Bosnia Herzegovina in Pool A, Morocco secured a 3-0 victory. The Lion Cubs of Atlas opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a goal from Ennafati. El Karti extended the lead to 2-0 in the 18th minute before El Khaloua added a third goal in the second half. In other matches, Tunisia drew 2-2 with Italy, Macedonia drew 2-2 with Libya, and Turkey won 2-0 against Albania.