Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco vs Mali, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco
  • 45'+5': Brahim Díaz (P)
FT
1 - 1
Mali
  • 64': Lassine Sinayoko (P)

About

Morocco are hosting Mali at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, Rabat, Morocco, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco).
  • 1': Ousmane Camara (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Mali).
  • 4': Foul by Ousmane Camara (Mali).
  • 4': Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 7': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco).
  • 7': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Nathan Gassama (Mali).
  • 10': Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).
  • 10': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 11': Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Aliou Dieng.
  • 12': Offside, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco).
  • 15': Nathan Gassama (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djigui Diarra (Mali). Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
  • 17': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
  • 17': Yves Bissouma (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Mali).
  • 19': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco).
  • 22': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Ousmane Camara (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yves Bissouma with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 27': Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).
  • 27': Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Mali).
  • 27': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Aliou Dieng (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco).
  • 34': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 36': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 36': Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Morocco).
  • 36': Nathan Gassama (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Mali).
  • 38': Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Nathan Gassama (Mali).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 42': Foul by Ismael Saibari (Morocco).
  • 42': Woyo Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anass Salah-Eddine with a cross.
  • 45': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Nathan Gassama (Mali) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Morocco.
  • 45'+4': Aliou Dieng (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Morocco 1, Mali 0. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Morocco 1, Mali 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Mali 0.
  • 46': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 46': Ismael Saibari (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Nathan Gassama.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Mali).
  • 49': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Mahamadou Doumbia (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 51': Woyo Coulibaly (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Morocco).
  • 52': Mamadou Sangaré (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Morocco).
  • 57': Aliou Dieng (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
  • 57': Substitution, Mali. Gaoussou Diarra replaces Yves Bissouma.
  • 59': Penalty Mali. Lassine Sinayoko draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': VAR Decision: Penalty Mali.
  • 63': Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Goal! Morocco 1, Mali 1. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
  • 66': Woyo Coulibaly (Mali) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 68': Ismael Saibari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
  • 71': Substitution, Morocco. Abde Ezzalzouli replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 71': Substitution, Morocco. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 72': Foul by Gaoussou Diarra (Mali).
  • 72': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Abde Ezzalzouli (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Nathan Gassama (Mali).
  • 76': Ismael Saibari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Substitution, Mali. El Bilal Touré replaces Lassine Sinayoko because of an injury.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Lassana Coulibaly (Mali).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djigui Diarra (Mali). Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui with a through ball.
  • 78': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Djigui Diarra.
  • 79': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Nathan Gassama.
  • 80': Offside, Morocco. Ismael Saibari is caught offside.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Djigui Diarra (Mali).
  • 82': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Ismael Saibari.
  • 82': Substitution, Morocco. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Djigui Diarra (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Offside, Mali. El Bilal Touré is caught offside.
  • 85': Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Mali).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jawad El Yamiq.
  • 87': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Mali).
  • 87': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Gaoussou Diarra.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Mali. Kamory Doumbia replaces Mahamadou Doumbia because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Mali. Dorgeles Nene replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dorgeles Nene (Mali).
  • 90'+2': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Kamory Doumbia (Mali) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Ousmane Camara.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gaoussou Diarra (Mali) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by El Bilal Touré.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Mali. El Bilal Touré is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Dorgeles Nene (Mali).
  • 90'+7': Dorgeles Nene (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djigui Diarra (Mali).
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Mali 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Morocco 1, Mali 1.

Statistics

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22 Fouls 15
8 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 0
38.2 Possession 61.8
5 SHOTS 15
1 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
221 Accurate Passes 398
299 Passes 468
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
1 Crosses 21
1.0 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 40
18 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
19 Effective Tackles 11
28 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 11
37 Effective Clearances 9
37 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Attendance: 63,844

Africa Cup of Nations Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Morocco 3 +5 7
2 Mali 3 0 3
3 Comoros 3 -2 2
4 Zambia 3 -3 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

MAR Morocco (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
5 Nayef Aguerd Yellow Card
18 Jawad El Yamiq
4 Sofyan Amrabat
26 Anass Salah-Eddine
3 Noussair Mazraoui
8 Azzedine Ounahi
24 Neil El Aynaoui
11 Ismael Saibari
10 Brahim Díaz
20 Ayoub El Kaabi
Morocco Substitutes:
Mohamed Chibi, Youssef En-Nesyri, Oussama Targhaline, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Chemsdine Talbi, Achraf Hakimi, Bilal El Khannouss, Abde Ezzalzouli, Mehdi Harrar, Youssef Belammari, Ilias Akhomach, Munir El Kajoui, Adam Masina, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, Soufiane Rahimi.

MLI Mali (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
16 Djigui Diarra (GK) Yellow Card
25 Ousmane Camara Yellow Card
5 Abdoulaye Diaby
28 Nathan Gassama
26 Woyo Coulibaly Yellow Card
23 Aliou Dieng Yellow Card
11 Lassana Coulibaly
8 Mahamadou Doumbia Yellow Card
20 Mamadou Sangare
17 Lassine Sinayoko Yellow Card
10 Yves Bissouma
Mali Substitutes:
Mamadou Fofana, Mamadou Doumbia, Nene Dorgeles, Mamadou Camara, Gaoussou Diarra, Fodé Doucouré, Kamory Doumbia, Ismael Diawara, Amadou Haidara, Mamadou Samassa, Ibrahima Sissoko, El Bilal Toure, Mohamed Camara, Gaoussou Diakité, Amadou Dante.

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