CAN 2021: Morocco's Romain Saiss leaves training with injury ahead of game against Egypt

CAN 2021: Morocco's Romain Saiss leaves training with injury ahead of game against Egypt
Saturday 29 January 2022 - 18:59

The Moroccan international defender Romain Saiss left Morocco’s training session on Friday due to an injury, ahead of the match against Egypt.

Egypt has qualified for the quarter-final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) after beating Ivory Coast in the penalty shootouts (5-3).

Meanwhile, Morocco qualified to the quarter-finals, after defeating Malawi with a 2-1 score in the round of 16, with goals mainly scored by Youssef En-Nesyri and the Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) star Achraf Hakimi.

This game is set to take place at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé on Sunday, 30 January. The winner will face Cameroon or The Gambia in the semi-finals.

The 2021 African Cup of Nations (CAN) has begun on January 9 and will last until February 6, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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