Morocco vs Ghana 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

Morocco

83': Sofiane Boufal

FT
1 - 0

Ghana

Morocco score late to beat Ghana at Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco's Sofiane Boufal seized on a loose ball to score seven minutes from time and secure a 1-0 win over Ghana.

Match Commentary

17': Alexander Djiku (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Adam Masina (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Morocco 0, Ghana 0.
45': Second Half begins Morocco 0, Ghana 0.
64': André Ayew (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Morocco. Tarik Tissoudali replaces Imrân Louza.
83': Goal! Morocco 1, Ghana 0. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
86': Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku replaces Joseph Paintsil.
86': Substitution, Ghana. Benjamin Tetteh replaces Jordan Ayew.
86': Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
90': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
90': Substitution, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
90': Substitution, Ghana. Richmond Boakye replaces Thomas Partey.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Morocco 1, Ghana 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

GHA		MAR
21	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
38.4	Possession	61.6
5	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
134	Accurate Passes	265
211	Passes	343
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	47
11	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	5
12	Effective Clearances	11
12	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Morocco (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
5	Nayef Aguerd
6	Romain Saïss
24	Samy Mmaee
3	Adam Masina
2	Achraf Hakimi
7	Imran Louza
15	Selim Amallah
17	Sofiane Boufal
8	Azzedine Ounahi
14	Zakaria Aboukhlal

Substitutes:

Munir El Haddadi, Sofiane Alakouch, Soufiane Rahimi, Mohamed Chibi, Faycal Fajr, Reda Tagnaouti, Ilias Chair, Sofian Chakla, Tarik Tissoudali, Sofyan Amrabat, Souffian El Karouani, Monir El Kajoui.

Ghana (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Jojo Wollacott (GK)
23	Alexander Djiku
18	Daniel Amartey
17	Abdul Rahman Baba
2	Andy Yiadom
10	André Ayew
21	Iddrisu Baba
5	Thomas Partey
9	Jordan Ayew
22	Kamaldeen Sulemana
15	Joseph Paintsil

Substitutes:

Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, David Abagna, Abdul Mumin, Jonathan Mensah, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Gideon Mensah, Benjamin Tetteh, Samuel Kwame Owusu, Richmond Boakye, Richard Atta, Edmund Addo, Fatawu Issahaku.