Africa Cup of Nations

FT Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Match Report

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Morocco win to top group, hand Ivory Coast ticket to knockouts

Hakim Ziyech scored in the first half as Morocco beat Zambia 1-0 on Wednesday at the Africa Cup of Nations finals to finish top in Group F and also keep hosts Ivory Coast in the tournament.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
6
58
Possession
42
19
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
437
Accurate Passes
300
493
Passes
364
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
0
19
Crosses
7
0.5
Cross %
0.0
49
Long Balls
46
31
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
5
11
Effective Clearances
15
11
Clearances
15

Head to Head

MAR leads series 3-1

Lineups

ZAM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Lawrence MulengaG
  2. 4Frankie MusondaCD-L
  3. 13Stoppila SunzuCD-R
  4. 8Lubambo MusondaLB
  5. 26Tandi MwapeRB
  6. 25Kennedy MusondaAM
  7. 12Emmanuel BandaLM
  8. 5Miguel ChaiwaRM
  9. 20Patson DakaF
  10. 9Lameck BandaAM-L
  11. 14Edward ChilufyaAM-R

MAR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Yassine BounouG
  2. 13Yunis AbdelhamidCD-L
  3. 5Nayef AguerdCD-R
  4. 4Sofyan AmrabatDM
  5. 25Yahia Attiyat AllahLB
  6. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  7. 11Ismael SaibariCM-L
  8. 8Azzedine OunahiCM-R
  9. 17Sofiane BoufalLM
  10. 7Hakim ZiyechRM
  11. 20Ayoub El KaabiF

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Zambia 0, Morocco 1. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Morocco. Amine Adli replaces Hakim Ziyech because of an injury.
  3. 68' Substitution, Morocco. Abde Ezzalzouli replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  4. 68' Substitution, Morocco. Amir Richardson replaces Ismael Saibari.
  5. 70' Substitution, Zambia. Fashion Sakala replaces Kennedy Musonda.
  6. 71' Substitution, Zambia. Kings Kangwa replaces Edward Chilufya.
  7. 73' Substitution, Morocco. Tarik Tissoudali replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
  8. 81' Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 83' Substitution, Zambia. Clatous Chama replaces Tandi Mwape.
  10. 84' Substitution, Morocco. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Azzedine Ounahi.

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