Morocco vs Gabon, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

36': Noussair Mazraoui
84': Soufiane Rahimi

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Morocco are hosting Gabon at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, Rabat, Morocco, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Commentary

36': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) Goal at 36'
41': Anthony Oyono (Gabon) Yellow Card at 41'
62': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) Substitution at 62'
62': Ilias Akhomach (Morocco) Substitution at 62'
64': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco) Yellow Card at 64'
68': Henrick Do Marcolino (Gabon) Substitution at 68'
72': Jonathan Do Marcolino (Gabon) Yellow Card at 72'
76': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) Substitution at 76'
76': Abdellah Ouazane (Morocco) Substitution at 76'
79': Alex Moussounda (Gabon) Substitution at 79'
79': André-Jordy Ella (Gabon) Substitution at 79'
84': Anass Salah-Eddine (Morocco) Substitution at 84'
84': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) Goal at 84'

Statistics

GAB		MAR
19	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	5
32.5	Possession	67.5
11	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
255	Accurate Passes	610
314	Passes	667
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
19	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah
Location: Rabat, Morocco

AFCON Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Morocco	2	+4	6
2	Gabon	2	0	3
3	Niger	2	-1	3
4	Lesotho	2	-3	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Morocco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
5	Nayef Aguerd
14	Issa Diop
3	Noussair Mazraoui
28	Ali Maamar
8	Azzedine Ounahi
6	Ayyoub Bouaddi
24	Neil El Aynaoui
21	Yassir Zabiri
17	Abde Ezzalzouli
16	Gessime Yassine

Morocco Substitutes:

Abdellah Ouazane, Bilal El Khannouss, Oussama Targhaline, Soufiane Rahimi, Soufian El-Faouzi, Marwane Saadane, Redouane Halhal, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, Munir El Kajoui, Ilias Akhomach, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Anass Salah-Eddine.

Gabon (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jean-Noël Amonome (GK)
6	Urie-Michel Mboula
24	Jonathan Do Marcolino
19	Jacques Ekomie
3	Anthony Oyono
22	Didier N'Dong
17	André Biyogo Poko
20	Denis Bouanga
10	Shavy Babicka
12	Guélor Kanga
11	Rody Effaghe

Gabon Substitutes:

Henrick Do Marcolino, Aaron Appindangoyé, Lukas Mounguenou, André-Jordy Ella, François Bekale, Edlin Matouti, Clench Loufilou, Alex Moussounda.

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