Morocco carded an opening-round gross total of 205 to take a six-shot lead over second-placed Zambia on 211.

Mohamed Baouhamou led the way for Morocco with a brilliant six-under-par 66, while Reda El Hali shot a three-under-par 69 and Youssef El Hali returned a two-under-par 70.

Baouhamou, who also leads the individual standings, enjoyed an almost flawless opening round, dropping just one shot. He picked up birdies on the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth holes for an outward nine of 32.

After the turn, he birdied the 14th and 15th before dropping a shot on the 16th. He recovered with another birdie on the 17th to card an inward nine of 34.

Seychelles’ Adrian Andrade, Egypt’s Issa Amr Abouelela, Libya’s Mohamed Lutfi Taweri, Tunisia’s Rebah Bedoui and Réunion’s duo of Samuel Jonathan Aiach and Titouan Tregouet share second place on the individual leaderboard on three-under-par 69.

On the team leaderboard, Tunisia occupy third place with a gross total of 212, while South Africa sit fourth on 214. Réunion Island are fifth on 216, with Egypt in sixth place on 223.

Zimbabwe are seventh with a gross total of 225, followed by Kenya in eighth place on 226. Mauritius occupy ninth place on 227, while Uganda and Libya are tied for 10th on 228.

Ghana sit in 12th place on 231, followed by Seychelles on 232. Gabon occupy 14th place with a gross total of 242.