Goals and Highlights of Egypt 2-1 Morocco on African Nations Cup

We hope you enjoyed this great match of the African Nations Cup that was defined in 120 minutes.

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Salah's play is worth watching over and over again; at the end came Trezeguet to push it into the back of the net.

 

The match ends and EGYPT IS IN THE AFRICAN CUP SEMIFINAL.

Salah's shot is blocked and he wants the game to end.

An extraordinary move by Salah on the right side of the box, who with a spectacular move, gets past Aguerd and sets up a perfect service for Trezeguet to push the ball past the keeper.

Goalkeeper Abougabal leaves the field injured and Sobhi takes his place.

Deflected shot by Saiss following a corner kick.

Extra time begins for Egypt 1-1 Morocco.

Regular time is over and there will be extra time in the match. 

We will have half an hour more to define the team that will advance to the semifinal!

This is undoubtedly the best intervention of the Egyptian goalkeeper in the match, great way to remove the ball that ended up hitting the crossbar.

 

The players' tempers flared and two of them were cautioned, here are the images.

 

Abougabal's header in the box is spectacularly saved by Abougabal with the help of the crossbar... And Egypt is saved from the second!

The referee is getting out of control of the match and after a brawl ends up pushing Monem and ends up only cautioning Mohamed and Hakimi.

The Egyptians claim an elbow against Kamal who is already cautioned.

Boufal, the man who scored the goal for Morocco, comes off and Rahimi enters the field.

Great play by Sais who cuts off a very dangerous move by Marmoush with a spectacular slide.

Appearing at the most important moment for the Egyptians, Mohamed Salah has already equalized.

 

After a corner kick, Abdel Monem headed the ball to Mohamed Salah, who tied the match after a rebound from the goalkeeper.

Trezeguet's shot goes close but with a lot of power.

The second half begins!

An interesting play by Marmoush ends the first half, partial victory for Morocco!

A cross into the area is easily caught by Bounou.

Hakimi's free kick goes just wide of Abougabal's left post.

Yellow card for Kamal for cutting off a counter-attack that promised danger from Morocco.

Mohamed's long-range right-footed shot goes wide of the goal.

The refereeing controversy begins in the match due to the penalty, but Boufal takes it perfectly from the 11 steps, completely fooling the goalkeeper.

 

Marmoush's dangerous free kick is deflected by the Moroccan wall.

The central defender verbally warned Queiroz for constant protests by the Egyptian coach.

Boufal calmly takes the penalty to the right of the goal, completely fooling the goalkeeper and Morocco is already ahead on the scoreboard.

Penalty in favor of Marruceos for a foul by Ashraf on Hakimi on the right side of the box.

Egypt vs Morocco kicks off!

They will be responsible for directing the actions of Egypt vs Morocco:

Head Referee: Maguette Ndiaye

Assistant referee: El Hadji Malick Samba

Assistant referee: Djibril Camara

Fourth official: Sadok Selmi

The Lions have a ball possession percentage of 64%, in addition to a brutal touch in which they hit 81% of their passes. This is one of their best weapons to tire opposing teams and generate offensive play.

In the previous African Cup match between the two teams, the victory went to the Egyptians.

They also won in the quarterfinals by a score of 1-0 with a goal by Kahraba in the 87th minute, advancing to the semifinals and then finishing second in the competition after losing the final to Cameroon.

The English team has already sent their best wishes for one of their stars, they are on the side of the Egyptian National Team for Mohamed Salah.

 

In contrast to Morocco, Egypt has one of the worst attacks in the African Cup, and they contrast so much that they have only scored two goals in four games compared to their opponents' 7 goals. 

They will have to improve this factor a lot if they are to win today. 

They are dreaming of advancing to the next round, have one of the most effective forwards in the championship and will be looking to win at all costs.

 

These are the 11 that Halihodzic will send to the field for the match:

1. Y. BOUNOU; 3. A. MASINA, 6. R. SAÏSS, 5. N. AGUERD, 2. A. HAKIMI, 17. S. BOUFAL, 15. S. AMALLAH, 4. S. AMRABAT, 16. A. BARKOK, 10. MUNIR and 19. Y. EN-NESYRI.

This is how the Egyptian team will start this morning's match: 

1. M. EL SHENAWY, 13. A. ABOU EL FOTOUH; 2. M. ABDEL MONEM6AHMED HEGAZY, 3. O. KAMAL, 12. A. ASHRAF, 4. A. EL SOLEYA, 17. M. ELNENY, 22. O. MARMOUSH, 14. M. MOHAMED, 10. M. SALAH.

In a few moments we will have all the most complete information and line-ups for the Egypt vs Morocco match, don't miss it on VAVEL!

Do not miss every detail of this great match corresponding to the Quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup, which will surely have great emotions.

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This was the lineup that took the field for the victory over Malawi:

1. Y. BOUNOU; 3. A. MASINA, 5. N. AGUERD, 6. R. SAÏSS, 2. A. HAKIMI, 17. S. BOUFAL, 4. S. AMRABAT, 15. S. AMALLAH, 7. I. LOUZA, 9. A. EL KAABI and 19. Y. EN-NESYRI.

These were the players Carlos Queiroz sent to the field against the Ivorians:

MOHAMED EL SHENAWY; 13. AHMED ABOU EL FOTOUH, 2. MOHAMED ABDEL MONEM, 6. AHMED HEGAZY, 3. OMAR KAMAL, 5. HAMDI FATHI, 4. AMR EL SOLEYA, 17. MOHAMED ELNENY, 22. O. MARMOUSH, 14. MOSTAFA MOHAMED and 10. MOHAMED SALAH.

One of the elite players of the Moroccan team is none other than Achraf Hakimi, the current Inter Milan player. 

He is an unmatched right back when it comes to defending, and not only that, he also contributes when his team goes forward, which is why he has already scored two goals in this African Cup. 

Of course, when we talk about the Egyptian national team we always have to mention Mohamed Salah, one of the nation's greatest footballers of all time. 

The current Liverpool player has had a good participation in this African Cup and his performance will be fundamental for the team to advance to the next round. 

The Moroccan team is dreaming of reaching the title, and has not lost a single match since the tournament began. 

On matchday one they defeated Ghana and then Comoros, to close with a two-goal draw against Gabon, who was their toughest opponent, but in the round of 16 they beat Malawi 2-1 to reach the Quarterfinals, where they are currently. 

The only team to beat Egypt in the first match of the regular phase was Nigeria, which has already been eliminated from the tournament.

They have since defeated Guinea-Bissau, Sudan and advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties, so they are now looking to advance to the semifinals. 

 

The Egypt vs Morocco match will be played at the stadium Ahmadou Ahidjoin the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon with a capacity of 42,500 people. 

The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 to become one of the venues for that year's African Nations Cup. 

It was named after Ahmadou Ahidjo, Cameroon's first president after the country's independence in 1960.

Today it is mainly used for soccer matches and athletics competitions, being the home of Canon Yaoundé and Tonerre Yaoundé, as well as being used as a venue for matches of the Cameroon national soccer team.

 

My name is Salvador Espino and I’ll be your host for this game.

We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.

This will be one of the most attractive matches of the African Nations Cup, with two of the possible contenders for the championship facing each other. 

Egypt comes in after defeating Ivory Coast on penalties, while the Moroccan team faced Malawi to advance to the quarterfinals.