Morocco vs Mali, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Morocco

35': Abde Ezzalzouli (P)

In Progress: 61'
1 - 0

Mali

About

Morocco are hosting Mali at Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tanger, Morocco, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Check Keita (Mali).
2': Ismael Saibari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Mali) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
9': Issa Diop (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Mali).
10': Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).
10': Amadou Haidara (Mali) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Ali Maamar (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
13': Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
14': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Mali).
14': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Dorgeles Nene (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco).
19': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Mali).
20': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mamadou Samassa (Mali). Assisted by Ayyoub Bouaddi.
20': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Martial Tia.
21': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a cross following a corner.
22': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
22': Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mamadou Samassa.
25': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Mali) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daouda Guindo with a cross.
28': Attempt blocked. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Saibari.
30': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
30': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Martial Tia (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
32': Offside, Mali. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
33': Penalty conceded by Check Keita (Mali) after a foul in the penalty area.
33': Penalty Morocco. Abde Ezzalzouli draws a foul in the penalty area.
35': Goal! Morocco 1, Mali 0. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
37': Foul by Dorgeles Nene (Mali).
37': Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
39': Ali Maamar (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt missed. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
43': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
43': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Martial Tia (Mali).
45': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali Maamar.
45'+1': Foul by Amadou Haidara (Mali).
45'+1': Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Amadou Haidara (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Ousmane Camara.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mamadou Samassa (Mali). Assisted by Ayyoub Bouaddi with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Morocco 1, Mali 0.
45': Substitution, Mali. Modibo Sagnan replaces Nathan Gassama.
45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Mali 0.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Mali).
48': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
53': Offside, Mali. Ousmane Camara is caught offside.
55': Martial Tia (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco).
58': Foul by Martial Tia (Mali).
58': Ismael Saibari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Handball by Dorgeles Nene (Mali).

Statistics

MLI		MAR
16	Fouls	3
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
44.8	Possession	55.2
4	SHOTS	7
1	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
286	Accurate Passes	352
323	Passes	391
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
5	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.4
20	Long Balls	21
7	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	3
10	Tackles	5
1.0	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	4
14	Effective Clearances	5
14	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Location: Tanger, Morocco

Line-Ups

Morocco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
5	Nayef Aguerd
14	Issa Diop
26	Anass Salah-Eddine
28	Ali Maamar
8	Azzedine Ounahi
6	Ayyoub Bouaddi
24	Neil El Aynaoui
11	Ismael Saibari
17	Abde Ezzalzouli
23	Bilal El Khannouss

Morocco Substitutes:

Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias Akhomach, Redouane Halhal, Yassir Zabiri, Samir El Mourabet, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Gessime Yassine, Achraf Hakimi, Abdellah Ouazane, Tawfik Bentayeb, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, Brahim Díaz, Marwane Saadane, Munir El Kajoui, Oussama Targhaline.

Mali (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Mamadou Samassa (GK)
14	Nathan Gassama
5	Cheick Keita
15	Daouda Guindo
19	Ousmane Camara
11	Lassana Coulibaly
4	Amadou Haidara
8	Mamadou Sangare
18	Mamadou Doumbia
7	Nene Dorgeles
12	Ange Tia

Mali Substitutes:

Amadou Dante, Sekou Koita, Ousmane Diakite, Hamari Traoré, Issa Djiguiba, Gaoussou Diarra, Modibo Sagnan, Emile Doucouré, Aliou Dieng, N'Golo Traoré, Kamory Doumbia.

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