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Morocco vs Tanzania, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsFavourites Morocco make winning start at Cup of Nations
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Morocco underlined their status as pre-tournament favourites by beating 10-man Tanzania 3-0 to make a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign as Group F got underway at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Charles M'Mombwa (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
- 3': Foul by Mohamed Chibi (Morocco).
- 3': Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Corner, Tanzania. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 5': Delay in match (Tanzania).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Charles M'Mombwa (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
- 9': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abde Ezzalzouli with a headed pass.
- 11': Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Mudathir Yahya (Tanzania).
- 12': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco).
- 12': Mohamed Hussein (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Himid Mao (Tanzania).
- 22': Himid Mao (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Delay in match (Morocco).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Ibrahim Hamad (Tanzania).
- 29': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 30': Goal! Morocco 1, Tanzania 0. Romain Saïss (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 31': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania).
- 32': Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 34': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Himid Mao (Tanzania).
- 35': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania).
- 35': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
- 36': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Aishi Manula.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 38': Substitution, Tanzania. Simon Msuva replaces Tarryn Allarakhia.
- 38': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Simon Msuva (Tanzania).
- 39': Attempt missed. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Saïss.
- 42': Foul by Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco).
- 42': Haji Mnoga (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Morocco 1, Tanzania 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Tanzania 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tanzania. Morice Abraham replaces Mudathir Yahya.
- 46': Attempt missed. Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Himid Mao.
- 47': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
- 47': Himid Mao (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mohamed Hussein (Tanzania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 48': Corner, Tanzania. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 51': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Himid Mao (Tanzania).
- 51': Selim Amallah (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
- 52': Simon Msuva (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Romain Saïss (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
- 57': Haji Mnoga (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Morice Abraham (Tanzania).
- 61': Charles M'Mombwa (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Mohamed Chibi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt missed. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Abde Ezzalzouli.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Charles M'Mombwa (Tanzania).
- 69': Substitution, Tanzania. Feisal Salum replaces Mbwana Samatta.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania).
- 70': Second yellow card to Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania) for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Adli replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
- 72': Substitution, Morocco. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Selim Amallah.
- 73': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco).
- 73': Morice Abraham (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Charles M'Mombwa (Tanzania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 77': Goal! Morocco 2, Tanzania 0. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 80': Goal! Morocco 3, Tanzania 0. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 81': Substitution, Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Hakim Ziyech.
- 81': Substitution, Morocco. Sofiane Boufal replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 81': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Harit replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 81': VAR Decision: Goal Morocco 3-0 Tanzania (Youssef En-Nesyri).
- 84': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Charles M'Mombwa.
- 84': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Morice Abraham.
- 86': Foul by Simon Msuva (Tanzania).
- 86': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Bakari Mwamnyeto.
- 88': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 88': Morice Abraham (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Aishi Manula.
- 90'+2': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
- 90'+2': Morice Abraham (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Amine Harit (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Mohamed Hussein (Tanzania).
- 90'+6': Mohamed Hussein (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Morocco 3, Tanzania 0.
- 0': Match ends, Morocco 3, Tanzania 0.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 0 |
48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
2 | SHOTS | 14 |
0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
374 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
449 | Passes | 465 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
7 | Crosses | 20 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
54 | Long Balls | 48 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
13 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 5 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
17 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Stade Laurent Pokou
Location: San-Pedro, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,478
Line-Ups
Morocco (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
6 | Romain Saïss |
5 | Nayef Aguerd |
4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
27 | Mohamed Chibi ![]() |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
15 | Selim Amallah |
8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
16 | Abde Ezzalzouli |
7 | Hakim Ziyech |
19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
Tanzania (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Aishi Manula (GK) |
4 | Ibrahim Hamad |
14 | Bakari Mwamnyeto |
15 | Mohamed Hussein ![]() |
2 | Haji Mnoga |
7 | Himid Mao ![]() |
20 | Novatus Miroshi ![]() |
3 | Mudathiri Yahya |
21 | Charles M'Mombwa ![]() |
11 | Tarryn Allarakhia |
10 | Mbwana Samatta |
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