Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco vs Tanzania, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco
  • 30': Romain Saïss
  • 77': Azzedine Ounahi
  • 80': Youssef En-Nesyri
FT
3 - 0
Tanzania
  • Red Card 70': Novatus Miroshi

Favourites Morocco make winning start at Cup of Nations

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

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Laurent Pokou
Location: San-Pedro, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,478

Africa Cup of Nations Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Morocco 3 +4 7
2 Congo DR 3 0 3
3 Zambia 3 -1 2
4 Tanzania 3 -3 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

MAR Morocco (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
6 Romain Saïss
5 Nayef Aguerd
4 Sofyan Amrabat
27 Mohamed Chibi Yellow Card
2 Achraf Hakimi
15 Selim Amallah
8 Azzedine Ounahi
16 Abde Ezzalzouli
7 Hakim Ziyech
19 Youssef En-Nesyri
Morocco Substitutes:
Yunis Abdelhamid, Ayoub El Kaabi, Chadi Riad, Munir El Kajoui, Bilal El Khannouss, Oussama El Azzouzi, Amine Adli, Amir Richardson, Amine Harit, Tarik Tissoudali, Ismael Saibari, Sofiane Boufal.

TAN Tanzania (4-3-3)

No. Name
18 Aishi Manula (GK)
4 Ibrahim Hamad
14 Bakari Mwamnyeto
15 Mohamed Hussein Yellow Card
2 Haji Mnoga
7 Himid Mao Yellow Card
20 Novatus Miroshi Yellow Card
3 Mudathiri Yahya
21 Charles M'Mombwa Yellow Card
11 Tarryn Allarakhia
10 Mbwana Samatta
Tanzania Substitutes:
Beno Kakolanya, Lusajo Mwaikenda, Mohammed Sagaf, Dickson Job, Denis Kibu, Miano Van Den Bos, Abdulimalik Zakaria, Abdi Banda, Ben Starkie, Simon Msuva, Morice Abraham, Feisal Salum.

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