Morocco vs Ghana 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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