Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Malawi WWLWD 1
–
Morocco WWWWD 2
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MWI101
MAR112
Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo

Match Report

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Morocco fight back to beat Malawi and reach Africa Cup of Nations quarters

Achraf Hakimi curled in a long-range free kick as Morocco came back to beat Malawi 2-1 in the last-16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
10
8
Saves
1
24.8
Possession
75.2
4
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
85
Accurate Passes
421
179
Passes
521
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
9
4
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.3
81
Long Balls
87
22
Accurate Long Balls
58
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
7
29
Effective Clearances
5
29
Clearances
5

Head to Head

MAR leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

MAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Yassine BounouG
  2. 5Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 6Romain SaïssCD-R
  4. 3Adam MasinaLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 4Sofyan AmrabatCM-L
  7. 15Selim AmallahCM-R
  8. 17Sofiane BoufalLM
  9. 7Imran LouzaRM
  10. 9Ayoub El KaabiCF-L
  11. 19Youssef En-NesyriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Munir El HaddadiSUB
  2. 14Zakaria AboukhlalSUB
  3. 13Ilias ChairSUB
  4. 16Aymen BarkokSUB
  5. 12Munir El KajouiSUB
  6. 25Mohamed ChibiSUB
  7. 18Sofian ChaklaSUB
  8. 28Tarik TissoudaliSUB
  9. 24Samy MmaeeSUB
  10. 8Azzedine OunahiSUB
  11. 23Ryan MmaeeSUB
  12. 22Ahmed Reda TagnaoutiSUB

MWI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Charles ThomG
  2. 5Chembezi DenisCD-L
  3. 15Lawrence ChaziyaCD-R
  4. 21Gomezgani ChirwaLB
  5. 2Stanley SanudiRB
  6. 17John BandaCM-L
  7. 8Chimwemwe IdanaCM-R
  8. 10Francisco MadingaLM
  9. 7Micium MhoneRM
  10. 11Frank MhangoCF-L
  11. 22Khuda MuyabaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3John Charles PetroSUB
  2. 9Richard MbuluSUB
  3. 27Gerald Phiri JuniorSUB
  4. 20Yamikani ChesterSUB
  5. 14Robin NgalandeSUB
  6. 6Chikoti ChirwaSUB
  7. 13Peter BandaSUB
  8. 4Peter CholopiSUB
  9. 16Ernest KakhobweSUB
  10. 12Mark FodyahSUB
  11. 25Paul NdhlovuSUB
  12. 26Stain DavieSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Morocco 0, Malawi 1. Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing to the top right corner. Assisted by John Banda.
  2. 33' Francisco Madinga (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! Morocco 1, Malawi 1. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Selim Amallah with a cross following a corner.
  4. 45'+4' Substitution, Malawi. Gerald Phiri replaces Micium Mhone because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Malawi. Richard Mbulu replaces Khuda Muyaba.
  6. 53' Substitution, Morocco. Ryan Mmaee replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
  7. 60' Stanley Sanudi (Malawi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 70' Goal! Morocco 2, Malawi 1. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  10. 79' Substitution, Malawi. Mark Fodyah replaces Francisco Madinga.
  11. 79' Substitution, Malawi. Stain Davie replaces Stanley Sanudi.
  12. 80' Substitution, Malawi. Robin Ngalande replaces Chimwemwe Idana.
  13. 80' Substitution, Morocco. Aymen Barkok replaces Imrân Louza.
  14. 81' Substitution, Morocco. Munir El-Haddadi replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  15. 88' Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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