Morocco gets off to a flying start in the Africa Cup, El Khannouss comes on, Tissoudali remains on the bench

Hakim Ziyech was one of the standouts for the Moroccans. — © REUTERS

World Cup revelation Morocco dominated Tanzania in its opening match of the Africa Cup and defeated it 3-0. Bilal El Khannouss from Genk was allowed to come on for Selim Amallah after 72. Tarik Tissoudali (AA Gent) remained on the bench.

After the semi-finals at the last World Cup, Morocco is one of the favorites to win the final in this Africa Cup. In their first match, the Lions of the Atlas underlined that status by beating Tanzania 3-0. It was an unequal battle: while the Tanzanians have to recruit players from the English fifth division, Morocco has stars such as Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Sofian Ambrabat (Manchester United) and Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray).

Tanzania almost didn’t get involved and Morocco broke the ban under the direction of Hakim Ziyech. Goalkeeper Aishi Manula was able to keep his free kick out, but captain Romain Saïss put the rebound into goal. It was only his second goal in eighty international matches.

The second goal took a while to arrive, but when Novatus Miroshi had to be sent off the field with a second yellow, Tanzania’s nerve broke.

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Azzedine Ounahi completed a dazzling attack after 77 minutes: 2-0. And three minutes later Youssef El-Nesyri made it 3-0. He is the first Moroccan to score in four final tournaments in a row.

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