Africa Cup of Nations

FT Monday, January 16, 2017
Morocco WDWWL 0
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Congo DR WLWWL 1
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Stade d'Oyem

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

COD · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ley MatampiG
  2. 5Marcel TisserandCD-L
  3. 14Gabriel ZakuaniCD-R
  4. 3Fabrice N'SakalaLB
  5. 2Issama MpekoRB
  6. 18Merveille BokadiCM
  7. 22Chancel MbembaLM
  8. 15Rémi MulumbaRM
  9. 17Cédric BakambuF
  10. 21Firmin Mubele NdomeLF
  11. 6Hervé KageRF
  12. 6Junior KabanangaRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  2. 19Jeremy BokilaSUB
  3. 4Jordan IkokoSUB
  4. 11Jordan BotakaSUB
  5. 23Joël KiassumbuaSUB
  6. 12Jonathan BolingiSUB
  7. 9Dieumerci MbokaniSUB
  8. 8M'Poku Paul-JoséSUB
  9. 13Joyce LomalisaSUB
  10. 16Mulopo KudimbanaSUB
  11. 20Jacques MaghomaSUB
  12. 10Neeskens KebanoSUB

MAR · 5-3-2

  1. 12Munir El KajouiG
  2. 4Manuel da CostaCD
  3. 6Romain SaïssCD-L
  4. 5Medhi BenatiaCD-R
  5. 2Hamza MendylLB
  6. 17Nabil DirarRB
  7. 14Mbark BoussoufaCM
  8. 16Nordin AmrabatCM-L
  9. 16Omar El KaddouriCM-L
  10. 8Karim El AhmadiCM-R
  11. 20Aziz BouhaddouzCF-L
  12. 21Mehdi Carcela-GonzálezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Youssef En-NesyriSUB
  2. 15Youssef Aït BennasserSUB
  3. 19Mounir ObaddiSUB
  4. 18Amine AttouchiSUB
  5. 13Khalid BoutaïbSUB
  6. 1Yassine BounouSUB
  7. 3Fouad ChafikSUB
  8. 23Rachid AliouiSUB
  9. 10Sofiane BoufalSUB
  10. 22Yassine El KharroubiSUB
  11. 11Faycal FajrSUB
  12. 9Youssef El ArabiSUB
  13. 10Faycal RherrasSUB

Timeline

  1. 48' Fabrice N'Sakala (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 48'
  2. 55' Herve Kage (Congo DR) Goal at 55'
  3. 61' Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) Substitution at 61'
  4. 65' Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Substitution at 65'
  5. 68' Manuel da Costa (Morocco) Yellow Card at 68'
  6. 71' Jacques Maghoma (Congo DR) Substitution at 71'
  7. 73' Faycal Fajr (Morocco) Substitution at 73'
  8. 74' Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 74'
  9. 77' Dieumerci Mbokani (Congo DR) Substitution at 77'
  10. 78' Youssef El Arabi (Morocco) Substitution at 78'
  11. 81' Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Red Card at 81'

Africa Cup of Nations News

All news
ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. News Associated Press Senegal vs. Morocco AFCON verdict due in late November - CAS CAS said on Monday that a ruling on Senegal's appeal against a decision to award the Africa Cup of Nations to Morocco is expected by the end of November. News Leonard Solms Motsepe: CAF considering moving AFCON back to two-year cycle CAF's Patrice Motsepe has said that the organisation is considering moving AFCON back to a biennial cycle, having only announced plans to scrap it in December. News ESPN News Services Senegal vs. Morocco AFCON verdict within days - CAS Senegal and Morocco have been told to expect a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on their controversial Africa Cup of Nations ruling within days.