Achraf Hakimi missed a late chance to equalise from the penalty spot as South Africa shocked 10-man Morocco to set up a quarter-final against Cape Verde at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Evidence Makgopa produced a neat finish to score the opener in the 57th minute, surviving a lengthy Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check for offside and putting South ...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) serves up another mouth- watering Round of 16 clash as Group F winners Morocco lock horns with Group E runners-up South Africa at the Stade Laurent Pokou on Tuesday evening. Kick-off at 8pm GMT promises a battle of wills between two teams with contrasting strengths and AFCON legacies. Morocco, the indomitable Atlas Lions, ...
The Atlas Lions of Morocco roared to a dominant 3-0 victory over Tanzania in their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash on Wednesday, solidifying their position as tournament favourites. Romain Saïss opened the scoring in the 30th minute, setting the stage for a dominant display by the Atlas Lions. The game took a further turn in Morocco’s favour ...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) continues today with a mouthwatering clash in Group F. Morocco, the tournament favourites boasting the highest ranking and a World Cup semi-final appearance, take on Tanzania, the underdogs hungry to spring a surprise. Kick-off is at 17:00 GMT at the Stade Laurent Pokou in San-Pedro. Morocco comes into the match brimming with confidence. ...
African Champions Senegal will arrive on Ivorian soil on Tuesday, 09 January 2024 while FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco will land on Sunday, 07 January as the world counts down to the opening match on 13 January 2024. Morocco and Guinea Bissau will be the first to arrive for the tournament. The two teams are scheduled to arrive on Sunday, ...
Morocco clinched their maiden U-23 Africa Cup of Nations championship in a thrilling encounter against Egypt, prevailing 2-1 in Rabat on Saturday evening. Despite Egypt’s early lead through Mahmoud Saber’s magnificent curling shot, their fortunes took a turn for the worse when Saber received a red card just eight minutes later for a reckless challenge on Abdessamad Ezzalzouli. Despite being ...
Real Madrid won the Club World Cup, so FIFA will give them a sizable sum of money. The five million euros they will take out of Morocco will be helpful to the club’s finances. On Sunday morning, Carlo Ancelotti was beaming after seeing Real Madrid win the Club World Cup the previous evening. After defeating Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 5-3, ...
Morocco’ historic qualification to the semi final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup deserve all the headlines it’s making on the continent and beyond. And it’s my fervent hope that they make it to the final to consolidate the importance of proper investment into the game. This has, however, erupted several reactions from many who juxtapose the Moroccan story to ...
One open secret about Morocco’s success at the #FIFAWorldCup is that their squad has been built on diaspora talent. 15 of the 26 man squad submitted by Walid Regragui were born overseas. Here’s a summary of dual nationals who chose to play for Morocco 🧵 • Yassine Bounou has spent most of his career in Spain although he was born ...
Green Buffaloes Women’s football Club have lifted their first ever COSAFA Women’s Champions League trophy after edging out Mamelodi Sundowns 6-5 on penalties at the Sugar Ray Stadium in Durban South Africa. Green Buffaloes will represent COSAFA in the next edition of the CAF women’s champions league tournament later this year in Morocco. The defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns and last ...