Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco vs Comoros Islands 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

  • 16': Selim Amallah
  • 89': Zakaria Aboukhlal
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2 - 0

Morocco overcome Comoros to reach last 16 at Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco proved too strong for the Comoros Islands at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, winning 2-0 to progress to the last 16 of the finals.

Match Commentary

  • 16': Goal! Morocco 1, Comoros 0. Selim Amallah (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 17': Faïz Selemani (Comoros) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Youssouf M'Changama (Comoros) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Comoros 0.
  • 59': Substitution, Comoros. Yacine Bourhane replaces Rafidine Abdullah.
  • 65': Substitution, Comoros. Younn Zahary replaces Bendjaloud Youssouf.
  • 65': Substitution, Morocco. Fayçal Fajr replaces Tarik Tissoudali.
  • 65': Substitution, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
  • 65': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 76': Substitution, Morocco. Munir El-Haddadi replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  • 83': Penalty saved! Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Goal! Morocco 2, Comoros 0. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Selim Amallah.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 89': Substitution, Comoros. Ibroihim Youssouf replaces Fouad Bachirou.
  • 89': Substitution, Comoros. Ahmed Mogni replaces Saïd Bakari.
  • 89': Substitution, Comoros. Djoumoi Moussa replaces Mohamed Youssouf.
  • 90': Substitution, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Selim Amallah.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Comoros 0.

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+7 Senegal 3 9 0
-1 Cameroon 3 4 1
-1 Guinea 3 4 1
-5 Gambia 3 0 3
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 9
7 Saves 0
41.2 Possession 58.8
7 SHOTS 19
0 ON GOAL 9
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
254 Accurate Passes 397
330 Passes 471
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 64
20 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 9
22 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

MAR Morocco (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
5 Nayef Aguerd
6 Romain Saïss
4 Sofyan Amrabat
3 Adam Masina
2 Achraf Hakimi Yellow Card
7 Imran Louza
15 Selim Amallah
17 Sofiane Boufal
28 Tarik Tissoudali
9 Ayoub El Kaabi

COM Comoros Islands (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Salim Ben Boina (GK)
6 Nadjim Abdou
12 Kassim M'Dahoma
13 Rafidine Abdullah
15 Benjaloud Youssouf
19 Mohamed Youssouf
8 Fouad Bachirou
10 Youssouf M'Changama Yellow Card
7 Faïz Selemani Yellow Card
22 Saïd Bakari
21 El Fardou Ben Nabouhane

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