Morocco vs Tanzania 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Himid Mao (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 32': Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Substitution, Tanzania. Simon Msuva replaces Tarryn Allarakhia.
- 45': Substitution, Tanzania. Morice Abraham replaces Mudathir Yahya.
- 52': Romain Saïss (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Charles M'Mombwa (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Mohamed Chibi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Tanzania. Feisal Salum replaces Mbwana Samatta.
- 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.
- 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.
- 90'+6': Mohamed Hussein (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Laurent Pokou
Location: San-Pedro, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,478
Africa Cup of Nations Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Gabon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
TAN |
MAR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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