Congo DR vs Morocco, 2017 Africa Nations Cup, Group Stage 2017

· Africa Cup of Nations

Congo DR

55': Junior Kabananga
81': Joyce Lomalisa

FT
1 - 0

Morocco

Junior Kabananga's goal lifts DR Congo to slim win over Morocco

Junior Kabananga scored the only goal as 10-man DR Congo claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Morocco in their African Nations Cup opener in Oyem.

Match Timeline

1': Gabriel Zakuani (Congo DR) Foul at 1'
1': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 1'
1': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 1'
1': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Assists Shot at 1'
2': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Shot Hit Woodwork at 2'
2': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Assists Shot at 2'
4': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 4'
4': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 4'
6': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 6'
6': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Corner Kick at 6'
6': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 6'
7': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 7'
7': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Assists Shot at 7'
8': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 8'
9': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Corner Kick at 9'
9': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 9'
9': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 9'
10': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Corner Kick at 10'
10': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 10'
10': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Blocked Pass at 10'
11': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 11'
11': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Handball at 11'
11': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Free Kick at 11'
12': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Blocked Pass at 12'
12': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 12'
12': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 12'
12': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) Shot Blocked at 12'
12': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Assists Shot at 12'
13': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Foul at 13'
14': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 14'
15': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 15'
15': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Foul at 15'
16': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Free Kick at 16'
16': Merveile Bokadi (Congo DR) Shot Off Target at 16'
16': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Assists Shot at 16'
16': Gabriel Zakuani (Congo DR) Foul at 16'
17': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Free Kick at 17'
17': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 17'
17': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Assists Shot at 17'
18': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) Foul at 18'
18': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Free Kick at 18'
18': Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) Foul at 18'
18': Munir (Morocco) Free Kick at 18'
18': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Foul at 18'
19': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 19'
19': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 19'
20': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) Handball at 20'
20': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 20'
20': Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) Foul at 20'
20': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Free Kick at 20'
20': Merveile Bokadi (Congo DR) Foul at 20'
21': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 21'
21': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Offside at 21'
21': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 21'
22': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 22'
23': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 23'
23': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 23'
24': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 24'
24': Herve Kage (Congo DR) Foul at 24'
24': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Free Kick at 24'
25': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 25'
25': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) Throw In at 25'
25': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Foul at 25'
26': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 26'
27': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 27'
27': Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) Shot On Target at 27'
27': Remi Mulumba (Congo DR) Assists Shot at 27'
28': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 28'
28': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) Shot Off Target at 28'
28': Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) Assists Shot at 28'
29': Herve Kage (Congo DR) Foul at 29'
29': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 29'
30': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Offside at 30'
30': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 30'
31': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Foul at 31'
31': Remi Mulumba (Congo DR) Free Kick at 31'
32': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Blocked Pass at 32'
33': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 33'
33': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Corner Kick at 33'
34': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 35'
35': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 35'
35': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 35'
36': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Blocked Pass at 36'
36': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Blocked Pass at 36'
37': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 37'
37': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Blocked Pass at 37'
37': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 37'
37': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Corner Kick at 37'
38': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 38'
39': Herve Kage (Congo DR) Handball at 39'
39': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 39'
39': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 39'
40': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Foul at 40'
40': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Free Kick at 40'
40': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Shot Blocked at 40'
40': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) Assists Shot at 40'
40': Remi Mulumba (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 40'
41': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Corner Kick at 41'
42': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) Handball at 42'
42': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Free Kick at 42'
42': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 42'
44': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 44'
45': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 45'
45': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Foul at 45'
45'+1': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 46'
45'+1': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 46'
45'+1': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Corner Kick at 46'
46': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Foul at 46'
46': Merveile Bokadi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 46'
46': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 46'
47': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Foul at 47'
47': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Free Kick at 47'
48': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Foul at 48'
48': Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) Free Kick at 48'
48': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 48'
49': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 49'
49': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 49'
50': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 50'
50': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 50'
50': Remi Mulumba (Congo DR) Foul at 50'
51': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 51'
51': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 51'
52': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Foul at 52'
52': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Free Kick at 52'
53': Munir (Morocco) Free Kick at 53'
53': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Foul at 53'
53': Remi Mulumba (Congo DR) Free Kick at 53'
54': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Offside at 54'
54': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 54'
54': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 54'
55': Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Throw In at 55'
55': Herve Kage (Congo DR) Goal at 55'
57': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Shot Blocked at 57'
57': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 57'
58': Herve Kage (Congo DR) Handball at 58'
58': Romain Saïss (Morocco) Free Kick at 58'
58': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 58'
59': Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) Foul at 59'
59': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Free Kick at 59'
59': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 59'
59': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 59'
60': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 60'
60': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 60'
60': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Foul at 60'
61': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) Substitution at 61'
62': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Free Kick at 62'
64': Merveile Bokadi (Congo DR) Throw In at 64'
64': Herve Kage (Congo DR) Foul at 64'
64': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 64'
64': Gabriel Zakuani (Congo DR) Foul at 64'
65': Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Substitution at 65'
66': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Free Kick at 66'
67': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 67'
67': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) Foul at 67'
67': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 67'
68': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 68'
68': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 68'
68': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Foul at 68'
68': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Yellow Card at 68'
69': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Free Kick at 69'
70': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 70'
70': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) Shot On Target at 70'
70': Aziz Bouhaddouz (Morocco) Assists Shot at 70'
70': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 70'
70': Mehdi Carcela-González (Morocco) Assists Shot at 70'
71': Jacques Maghoma (Congo DR) Substitution at 71'
72': Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) Foul at 72'
72': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Free Kick at 72'
72': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 72'
73': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) Substitution at 73'
74': Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 74'
74': Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Throw In at 74'
74': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Blocked Pass at 74'
74': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 74'
75': Gabriel Zakuani (Congo DR) Foul at 75'
76': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) Free Kick at 76'
76': Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Shot Blocked at 76'
76': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) Assists Shot at 76'
76': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 76'
76': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 76'
76': Merveile Bokadi (Congo DR) Foul at 76'
77': Dieumerci Mbokani (Congo DR) Substitution at 77'
78': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 78'
78': Youssef El Arabi (Morocco) Substitution at 78'
78': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 78'
79': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 79'
79': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 79'
79': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Throw In at 79'
80': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Throw In at 80'
81': Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Foul at 81'
81': Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Red Card at 81'
82': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) Free Kick at 82'
82': Youssef El Arabi (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 82'
82': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) Assists Shot at 82'
85': Youssef El Arabi (Morocco) Foul at 85'
85': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Free Kick at 85'
85': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 85'
86': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 86'
86': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Foul at 86'
86': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Free Kick at 86'
87': Dieumerci Mbokani (Congo DR) Foul at 87'
87': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 87'
87': Youssef El Arabi (Morocco) Shot On Target at 87'
87': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Assists Shot at 87'
87': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Blocked Pass at 87'
87': Youssef El Arabi (Morocco) Corner Kick at 87'
87': Djo Issama Mpeko (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 87'
88': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Offside at 88'
88': Ley Matampi (Congo DR) Free Kick at 88'
88': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Foul at 88'
89': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Free Kick at 89'
89': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 89'
90': Dieumerci Mbokani (Congo DR) Foul at 90'
90': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 90'
90': Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) Foul at 90'
90'+1': Jacques Maghoma (Congo DR) Free Kick at 91'
90'+1': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Foul at 91'
90'+2': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Free Kick at 92'
90'+2': Jacques Maghoma (Congo DR) Throw In at 92'
90'+2': Dieumerci Mbokani (Congo DR) Blocked Pass at 92'
90'+2': Hamza Mendyl (Morocco) Throw In at 92'
90'+3': Firmin Mubele (Congo DR) Offside at 93'
90'+3': Medhi Benatia (Morocco) Free Kick at 93'
90'+5': Nabil Dirar (Morocco) Throw In at 95'
90'+6': Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 96'
90'+6': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) Corner Kick at 96'
90'+6': Faycal Fajr (Morocco) Corner Kick at 96'
90'+6': Jacques Maghoma (Congo DR) Corner Kick at 97'
90'+7': Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco) Shot Off Target at 97'

Statistics

MAR		COD
17	Fouls	26
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	3
9	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	2
61.4	Possession	38.6
15	SHOTS	4
2	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
251	Accurate Passes	143
377	Passes	254
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
7	Accurate Crosses	0
43	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.0
81	Long Balls	72
36	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	0
16	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	17
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
8	Effective Clearances	46
8	Clearances	46

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade d'Oyem
Location: ,

Africa Cup of Nations Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Nigeria	3	+4	9
2	Tunisia	3	+1	4
3	Tanzania	3	-1	2
4	Uganda	3	-4	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Congo DR (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ley Matampi (GK)
5	Marcel Tisserand
14	Gabriel Zakuani
3	Fabrice N'Sakala
2	Issama Mpeko
18	Merveille Bokadi
22	Chancel Mbemba
15	Rémi Mulumba
17	Cédric Bakambu
21	Firmin Mubele Ndome
6	Hervé Kage
6	Junior Kabananga

Congo DR Substitutes:

Youssouf Mulumbu, Jeremy Bokila, Jordan Ikoko, Jordan Botaka, Joël Kiassumbua, Jonathan Bolingi, Dieumerci Mbokani, M'Poku Paul-José, Joyce Lomalisa, Mulopo Kudimbana, Jacques Maghoma, Neeskens Kebano.

Morocco (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Munir El Kajoui (GK)
4	Manuel da Costa
6	Romain Saïss
5	Medhi Benatia
2	Hamza Mendyl
17	Nabil Dirar
14	Mbark Boussoufa
16	Nordin Amrabat
16	Omar El Kaddouri
8	Karim El Ahmadi
20	Aziz Bouhaddouz
21	Mehdi Carcela-González

Morocco Substitutes:

Youssef En-Nesyri, Youssef Aït Bennasser, Mounir Obaddi, Amine Attouchi, Khalid Boutaïb, Yassine Bounou, Fouad Chafik, Rachid Alioui, Sofiane Boufal, Yassine El Kharroubi, Faycal Fajr, Youssef El Arabi, Faycal Rherras.

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