Morocco vs Algeria, 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, 3rd-Place Match
· Algeria win 3-2 on penaltiesAbout
Match Timeline
- 31': Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco) Yellow Card at 31'
- 37': Kautar Azraf (Morocco) Goal at 37'
- 42': Melissa Bethi (Algeria) Yellow Card at 42'
- 45': Wassila Alouache (Algeria) Substitution at 45'
- 55': Kautar Azraf (Morocco) Yellow Card at 55'
- 68': Sofia Bekhaled (Algeria) Substitution at 68'
- 76': Jade Nassi (Morocco) Substitution at 76'
- 83': Lina Boussaha (Algeria) Goal at 83'
- 86': Rania Boutiebi (Morocco) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Najat Badri (Morocco) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+5': Lana Smits (Algeria) Yellow Card at 90'+5'
- 90'+6': Chaymaa Mourtaji (Morocco) Substitution at 90'+6'
- 90'+7': Nouhaila Benzina (Morocco) Penalty - Missed at 90'+7'
- 91': Marine Dafeur (Algeria) Penalty - Scored at 91'
- 93': Amira Braham (Algeria) Penalty - Missed at 93'
- 95': Élodie Nakkach (Morocco) Penalty - Scored at 95'
- 95': Sofia Bekhaled (Algeria) Penalty - Scored at 95'
- 96': Rania Boutiebi (Morocco) Penalty - Scored at 96'
- 97': Roselène Khezami (Algeria) Penalty - Missed at 97'
- 99': Chaymaa Mourtaji (Morocco) Penalty - Missed at 99'
- 100': Inès Belloumou (Algeria) Penalty - Scored at 100'
- 101': Najat Badri (Morocco) Penalty - Missed at 101'
- 122': Zineb Redouani (Morocco) Penalty - Missed at 122'
Statistics
 ALG |
MAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.9 | Possession | 60.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 188 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 265 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 23 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 17 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Stade Olympique de Rabat
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Line-Ups
Morocco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Khadija Er-Rmichi (GK) |
| 3 | Nouhaila Benzina |
| 16 | Maryame Atiq Ez-Zity |
| 2 | Zineb Redouani |
| 17 | Hanane Aït El Haj  |
| 26 | Kautar Azraf |
| 6 | Élodie Nakkach |
| 21 | Yasmin Mrabet |
| 9 | Ibtissam Jraïdi |
| 11 | Fatima Tagnaout |
| 19 | Sakina Ouzraoui |
Algeria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Chloé N’Gazi (GK) |
| 4 | Roselène Khezami |
| 22 | Lana Smits |
| 17 | Inès Belloumou |
| 15 | Inès Khiri |
| 11 | Lina Boussaha |
| 21 | Marine Dafeur |
| 20 | Amira Braham |
| 12 | Ikram Adjabi |
| 13 | Lynda Bendris |
| 6 | Melissa Bethi |
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