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Half time: Morocco 0-0 Comoros
The very AfCon starts with the biggest fans struggling to break the minnows. The heroes so far are Pandor and Said, while Morocco lost to Roman Saiss. Everything is not ready for the hosts and their loved ones.
45+6 minutes: One last chance? Brahim Diaz and Saibari can’t get past the first pass. The teams leave the arena to the sound of whistles.
45+5 min: Pandor is down, and the magic spray is over. This half will continue for a while.
45+4 min: Morocco, frustrated, try to set it up, Pandor deliberately and Diaz go in behind Soilhi but only frustrate the keeper. He’s saved for it, too.
45+2 min: Peter Oh connects: “If Comoros When a goalie strays too far from his line, he opens Pandora’s box. “
Said runs another cassette and is beaten and mocked. He has run himself down, and the Moroccan team and fans to interfere.
45 minutes: He said they continue to destroy Moroccan defenders. There will be six extra minutes. In addition to that long imprisonment, they have been outside for a long time.
43 minutes: Uh oh…there’s a VAR call. Diaz looks like he caught the ball, and the goalkeeper, Jean-Jacques Ndala, from the Congo, comes over. And, once, when asked to look at the screen, he stopped it. Happiness from Comoros players.
41 minutes: Diaz is well blocked, the Real Madrid player can’t find space. He jumps and looks for another punishment. But he had already caught it anyway.
39 minutes: Mazraoui sees a lot of the ball, but has to cut to his left to cross. It gives Comoros protectors of the opportunity to remove. Youssouf M’Changama, formerly of Oldham, has given permission. He will be comfortable in the rain.
37 minutes: Kari, pa Comoroshe was booked for a foul on Saibari, and the resulting free kick. In short, to Aguerd by Diaz, and the legend of West Ham – the winner of the Conference League – breaks the atmosphere. A lot of garbage.
36 minutes: Aguerd needs to show his best game to take the ball past Said, who is playing one man, and in a very impressive way.
34 minutes: Amrabat almost gave the ball away, and he’s lucky Youssouf wasn’t around to steal it. This would change the mind.
33 minutes: Said wins the worst and most important time Comoros. All hands to the pump, and if the plan was to upset the crowd, it is working. Pandor’s hero so far is that punishment.
31 minutes: A disappointing opening half-hour for Morocco, especially with the loss of Roman Saiss. There are boos from the home fans as well Comoros enjoy other things.
29 minutes: The angle has been removed. The best team to defend from Comoros. Moroko tries a quick offense, and Saibari shoots as soon as he sees him. It doesn’t work, though.
28 minutes: Salah-Eddine was fouled, to set up a free kick from the left. It is blown up to the wall, and only a corner comes out.
26 minutes: The flood continues, according to Moroccan pressure. Some good crosses are coming, though Comoros they protect fiercely.
25 minutes: Sven Dobbelaere connects: “Yay Afcon is here! This is the best contest imho :).Thanks for the article. As a Belgian, I’m looking forward to seeing what Saintfiet can do with Mali (the treacherous team they are in!), I wonder what Hugo Broos thinks of the past, but I’m also looking forward to sending South Africa. I believe that Morocco will not be swayed by anticipation. Personally, I like Dr Congo.
So did Joe Pearson: “I believe he was referring to Bladerunner on purpose.”
Ahem.
23 minutes: Such talent in the Moroccan team, even without Hakimi, even being a team that was asked to play forward would not show their best side.
21 minutes: The loss of Saiss seems to have taken a toll on Morocco. What can Amrabat, today’s Betis, do? Mazraoui smashes the ball, and it falls to Diaz, who can’t beat it.
19 minutes: Saiss leaves, and El Yamiq, formerly of Genoa and Valladolid, arrives. His first involvement was to rob Said who was offside, although the referee continued to play for a long time.
16 minutes: Saiss plays for now as Morocco continue to progress. But with that, he’s down again, and he’s visibly upset. They may not be back until later episodes. Tears rain from him.
14 minutes: Roman Saiss, formerly of Wolves, has gone down, and it looks like an influence. The long wait to get started has caused problems.
Lucian connects: “Thanks for tge opening ceremony of AFCON & matches. A little correction, important: Akhannouch is the prime minister of Morocco, as you said later in this post. Have fun, I wish I was there. Homesick, since I grew up in Rabat snd then Tangier. Greetings from cold Switzerland!
I will be going there for a few days in early January. The weather looks unpleasant.
13 minutes: Mazraoui has done a stupid thing; Morocco may need to settle here.
12 minutes: Good score keeping, good psychology from Pandor. Now, can Moroccans overcome these challenges?
Punishment saved!
Rahimi decides to break, and Pandor reads, the ball hits well. That was a bad punishment.
Punishment in Morocco!
10 minutes: Rahimi and Brahim Diaz both make penalties, the second brings the ball, and it’s soft. Mohamed made a challenge but VAR goes with the ref’s call
8 minutes: Salah-Eddine, the PSV player, on loan from Roma, is on the right, as is Mazraoui. Morocco seems to be rushing things a bit here. The crowd is in high spirits.
6 minutes: One way cars look like these days. Comoros will go to the counter. Selemani was insulted as he tried to escape. It seemed to save. Not given.
5 minutes: Comoros they have been deep. El Aynaoui is frustrated trying to get the ball in the middle. Good control by Rahimi, but Comoros are back on the scoresheet.
3 minutes: Several slides have already started. The underdog will not be happy. Amrabat, one such hero in Qatar, who deserves to be remembered fondly at Manchester United for his performance in the 2024 FA Cup final, is in the middle of the game.
We are going to Afcon
1 minute: The kick-off comes as a relief to the players who have been soaking wet under the torrential rain. A big noise when Mazraoui starts to run, he laughs when he loses the ball and Comoros to get the ball.
Five of the 11 started in Morocco in the semi of the 2022 World Cup take the stage, except for Hakimi, of course. Comoros want to go until 2021 when they reached the end of 16. It’s raining a lot.
Crown Prince, dressed as Kendall Roytakes the first ritual to kick the competition. It is raining in Rabat.
In Rabat it’s dangerous, flags are waving, lots of noise. The pressure is on. Achraf Hakimi is sitting on the bench, the coolest person on the pitch. He is not expected to feature, having not played since injuring his left ankle in the Champions League game against Bayern Munich earlier last month. Amazing! Gianni Infantino is in the building, hugging Aziz Akhannouch, the president of Morocco; Gianni never leaves the house without being with the minister of state. Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco, is also among the delegation.
The teams go to the field in RabatThe stadium seems to be filling up, the home fans are waiting. Can Morocco set the standard?
At the square in Rabatat the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, CAF President Dr Pratrice Motsepe has declared the AFCON open. It is a pity that in the UK the announcement of the opening ceremony did not happen.
Achraf Hakimi, the best performer in our Top 100he is on the Moroccan bench. His coach, Walid Regragui, spoke about the trip: “We have been working for two years. It will be a big day at home. Our goal has always been to win the AFCON and give everything. Our supporters are with us.”
On Hakimi: “He can start, or not. Every match is important. We have to control our emotions and play with confidence and humility.”
Reminder of Afcon 2026 teams:
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Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros
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Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe
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Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania
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Group D: Senegal, Dr Congo, Benin, Botswana
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Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan
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Group F: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
Karim links: “I’m 51 years old and I’ve been waiting all my life for Morocco to win the Afcon. Every two years I sit down to see the dirty, dirty and embarrassing ways they will ruin this time. But this time is our year. My son and I are going to Rabat for the last time, so this will be a tough four weeks.” Love your game John, enjoy your work John.
Here are the categories
Morocco: Bono; Salah-Eddine, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Diaz; El Aynaoui, Rahimi, Saibari. Subscribers: Prophet Seghir, El Yamik, Ensyria, Chibi, Hakmi, Monir, Boudial, Al Harrar, Kaabi, Tarralline, Akhomach, Masina, El Khannnous, Ezzalzouli, Ezzalzouli, Ezzalzouli, Ezzalzouli
Comoros: Pandora; Kari, Soilhi, Toibibou, Boura; Z. Youssouf, B. Youssouf, Mohamed, Selemani; Ahamada, Said;. Subscribers: Amir, Mohamed, Bakari, Ahmed, Bourhane, M’Dahoma, Maolida, Lutin, Ben, Abdallah, Abdallah, Vita, Anzimati, Morivili, Boina
As Jonathan Wilson says: “Perhaps the perception is not as strange as it used to be, but it is true that, in England, the Africa Cup of Nations is less talked about as a competition than it is. which means the Premier League.”
There have been many players in the Premier League in Morocco, real names, too.
Big news ahead of this tournament the start has been the lack of a lead time, and that the competition will be held every four years but only in 2027 and 2028.
Introduction
The host country starts fighting with the island country. The best team in Africa at the last World Cup will meet the team that is about to reach the second place, and we will leave Rabat after the opening ceremony. Morocco has won the tournament only once, and this will be 50 years in the new year and the tournament ends on 18 January.
Starts at 7pm UK time / 8pm local time. Join me.
