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Goals and Highlights: Morocco 2-1 Malawi in Africa Cup
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Morocco 2-1 Malawi.
92'
The ball was left to Munir El Haddadi, who took the shot and it went wide.
90'
Add 4 more minutes.
88'
Zakaria Aboukhlal enters and En-Nesyri comes off for Morocco.
85'
Nayef Aguerd wins the position on the set piece, but his header goes over the goal.
81'
Changes for Malawi
In Foyda, Davie and Ngalande
Madinga, Sanudi and Idana come out.
Morocco changes
El Haddadi and Barkok come in
Louza and Boufal come off
78'
Youssef En-Nesyri's left-footed cross into the box is deflected wide.
70'
Goal Morocco
Achraf Hakimi with the spectacular free kick to put it in the corner and take the lead 2-1.
67'
Achraf Hakimi's header at the far post goes wide.
64'
Ryan Mmaee's shot is deflected wide and the ball goes just wide.
62'
Dangerous service inside the area that the ball went wide and the Malawi players claimed a penalty for an alleged push that the referee did not sanction.
53'
Mmaee in and El Kaabi out, Morocco change.
49'
Francisco Madinga's shot from outside the area goes wide.
46'
Mbulu in and Muyaba out, Malawi change.
46'
The second half begins between Morocco and Malawi.
Half time
Morocco 1-1 Malawi.
45+2'
Mhone left and Malawi's Gerald Phiri, Jr. came in.
45+2'
Goal Morocco
After much persistence, Youssef En-Nesyri heads home from inside the six-yard box to level the scores at 1-1.
45'
Add 3 more minutes.
43'
Sofiane Boufal with the wall inside the area and with the inside of his right foot ends it flying out of the goal.
41'
Achraf Hakimi's diagonal shot from behind is deflected by the goalkeeper, so the ball hits the base of the post.
35'
The ball fell to Youssef En-Nesyri in the six-yard box, who failed to get a good shot off and hit the goalkeeper.
33'
A dangerous cross from a direct free kick is met by Romain Saïss, but the ball hits the crossbar.
30'
Youssef En-Nesyri is encouraged with the Chilean, but ends up hitting the defender inside the area.
28'
Achraf Hakimi is encouraged to take the direct free kick that was looking for the angle and saved by the goalkeeper.
22'
Mhango enters the penalty area and sends a cross-shot that goes slightly wide of the opponent's goal.
20'
Youssef En-Nesyri's half turn and the ball passes very close to the goal.
19'
Stanley Sanudi was left lying on the field and had to leave for medical assistance.
16'
Louza with the shot on the delayed diagonal with power, but it goes just wide of the goalkeeper.
14'
Louza's mid-range shot is deflected for a corner kick.
11'
Dangerous service that the Malawi defense ends up rejecting inside the area.
7'
Malawi Goal
Frank Mhango's long-range shot from very far distance goes into the corner of the net to open the scoring and create a 1-0 surprise.
5'
Morocco tries to be more aggressive in the end zone, but continues to be very imprecise when it comes to serving.
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The match between Morocco and Malawi kicks off.
Minutes away
The match between Morocco and Malawi for the round of 16 of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations will kick off in a few minutes.
Already warming up
Both nations, Morocco and Malawi, are already warming up on the field prior to the start of this match.
🇲🇦⚽️ إحماءات المنتخب المغربي تحت أعين فوزي لقجع, وحضور جماهيري ضعيف. 🏟#TeamMorocco pic.twitter.com/F2L6LxAKwQ
— Le360 Sport (@Le360sport) January 25, 2022
Morocco substitutes
10 Munir El Haddadi
14 Zakaria Aboukhlal
13 Ilias Chair
16 Aymen Barkok
12 Munir
25 Mohamed Chibi
18 Sofian Chakla
28 Tarik Tissoudali
24 Samy Mmaee
8 Azz-Eddine Ounahi
23 Ryan Mmaee
22 Ahmed Tagnaouti
Malawi substitutes
3 John Charles Petro
9 Richard Mbulu
27 Gerald Phiri Junior
20 Yamikani Chester
14 Robin Ngalande
6 Chikoti Chirwa
13 Peter Banda
4 Peter Cholopi
16 Ernest Kakhobwe
12 Mark Fodyah
25 Paul Ndhlovu
26 Stain Davie
XI Malawi
1 Charles Thom, 5 Denis Chembezi, 15 Lawrence Chaziya, 21 Gomezgani Chirwa, 2 Stanley Sanudi, 8 Chimwemwe Idana, 17 John Banda, 10 Francisco Madinga, 7 Micium Mhone, 11 Frank Mhango, 22 Khuda Muyaba.
XI Morocco
1 Bono, 6 Romain Saïss, 5 Nayef Aguerd, 3 Adam Masina, 2 Achraf Hakimi, 4 Sofyan Amrabat, 15 Selim Amallah, 17 Sofiane Boufal, 7 Imran Louza, 9 Ayoub El Kaabi, 19 Youssef En-Nesyri.
There is support
With some capacity restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, fans turned out to cheer on both Morocco and Malawi.
En place pour Malawie vs Maroc with @oiicompany#TeamMalawi #TeamMorocco #AFCON2021 #NdambaTogether pic.twitter.com/8s2O8fKJGW
— Tío Daniel🇨🇲 (@DanielNgongang) January 25, 2022
Who does the winner go up against?
The winner between Morocco and Malawi will not have an easy time in the quarterfinals as they will face the winner between Ivory Coast and Egypt.
The results
So far, the results of the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations have been as follows:
Burkina Faso 1(7)-(6)1 Gabon
Nigeria 0-1 Tunisia
Guinea 0-1 Gambia
Cameroon 2-1 Comoros
Senegal 2-0 Cape Verde
For a perfect semester
Morocco's national team wants to have a perfect semester because in addition to the African Cup, they are two games away from advancing to the World Cup when they face their similar team from Congo, a team that is no longer present in this competition.
Start
Morocco, one of the favorites to win the championship, begins its road to the final when it takes on Malawi in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.
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What time is Morocco vs Malawi match for Africa Cup of Nations 2022?
This is the start time of the game Morocco vs Malawi of 25th January in several countries:
Argentina: 4:00 PM in ESPN
Bolivia: 3:00 PM in ESPN
Brazil: 4:00 PM in ESPN
Chile: 3:00 PM in ESPN
Colombia: 2:00 PM in ESPN
Ecuador: 2:00 PM in ESPN
USA (ET): 2:00 PM in Bein Sports
Spain: 8:00 PM
Mexico: 1:00 PM in ESPN
Paraguay: 4:00 PM in ESPN
Peru: 2:00 PM in ESPN
Uruguay: 4:00 PM in ESPN
Last games
Only twice have these two teams met and it was in the qualifiers to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, where the Moroccan side has the advantage of a win and a draw, so they will be looking to retain their unbeaten record:
Malawi 0-0 Morocco, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Morocco 3-0 Malawi, 2018 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
Key player Malawi
If there is an important player for Malawi to be in the next phase, it is thanks to goalkeeper Charles Thom, who had outstanding performances in the group stage, especially in the last match against Senegal, which allowed them to add four points to get into this phase where few bet on them.
Key player Morocco
Although much is said about the offensive power of the Moroccans, the experience under the three posts of Bono has been key to the good start in the tournament and, undoubtedly, in the following stages, the goalkeeper will be key to continue advancing to the next stage.
Last roster Malawi
1 Charles Thom, 5 Denis Chembezi, 15 Lawrence Chaziya, 21 Gomezgani Chirwa, 2 Stanley Sanudi, 17 John Banda, 8 Chimwemwe Idana, 10 Francisco Madinga, 7 Micium Mhone, 11 Frank Mhango, 22 Khuda Muyaba.
Last roster Morocco
12 Munir, 5 Nayef Aguerd, 18 Sofian Chakla, 3 Adam Masina, 2 Achraf Hakimi, 4 Sofyan Amrabat, 8 Azz-Eddine Ounahi, 11 Faycal Fajr, 13 Ilias Chair, 19 Youssef En-Nesyri, 9 Ayoub El Kaabi.
Which team do they play in the next round?
The winner of the game between Morocco and Malawi will not have an easy time in the quarterfinals as they will face the winner of the game between Ivory Coast and Egypt, two of Africa's top teams.
How did Malawi qualify?
Malawi struggled, but four points were enough to get them into the top 16 of the tournament as one of the best third-placed teams; they started their participation with a narrow defeat against Guinea, then came to life with a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe and in the last match they held on for a scoreless draw.
How did Morocco qualify?
Morocco qualified for this stage thanks to the leadership of Group C with 7 points, where they defeated Ghana and Comoros, although in the last match they suffered and came from behind twice to get a draw against Gabon. Morocco is one of the favorites to win the tournament.
The Kick-off
The Morocco vs Malawi match will be played at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, in Yaunde, Cameroon. The kick-off is scheduled at 2:00 pm ET.
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