Morocco’s national football team defeated Malawi this Tuesday, January 25, with a 2-1 score during this round of 16 in the 2021 African Cup of Nations (CAN).
In the first half, Gabadinho Mhango scored Malawi’s first goal at 7’, followed by Youssef En-Nesyri who tied the score at 45.’
In the second half, the Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) star Achraf Hakimi scored Morocco’s victory goal at 70’, ensuring the national team’s qualification to the quarter-final, and making him the “Man of the match.”
The national team dominated tonight’s game with a 77% possession rate, and 14 goal attempts.
Malawi faced Morocco after it finished third in Group B, behind Senegal and Guinea, while the Atlas Lions topped Group C’s playoff ranking, ahead of Gabon, Ghana, and Comoros.
In previous Group C games, Morocco tied with Gabon (2-2) and defeated both Comoros (2-0) and Ghana (1-0).
The 2021 African Cup of Nations has begun on January 9 and will last until February 6, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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