On an error by Chakla, Allevinha opened the scoring for the Gabonese Panthers. Gabon provisionally take first place in Group C, at the expense of their Moroccan opponent.
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20:46 – Yellow card for Boupendza
In the duel in the air with Aguerd, Boupendza is guilty of an elbow on the Moroccan defender and is warned logically.
20:45 – Additional time: 1 minute
At the end of a first period without real stoppage of play, the referee grants one minute of added time.
20:43 – Morocco struggling
Morocco is not going well tonight and it shows. In the middle, Masina and Fajr get in the way and under the pressure of a Gabonese rush and release the ball in disaster forward. The ball is returned to Gabon.
20:41 – El-Kajoui saves his team
Superb parade of El-Kajoui. The Moroccan goalkeeper continues to work wonders for his goal. On his line, he relaxes perfectly on his left to get out of a tap horizontally the head of Palun, who had risen in the heart of the surface to take back a cross from the left.
20:40 – Hakimi stopped
Hakimi tries to bring danger on the right but the PSG side is perfectly taken by two Gabonese defenders and is locked up.
20:39 – Kanga from far away
On a free kick placed 45 meters from El Kajoui’s goal, Kanga surprises everyone and triggers a terrible strike. This one is pure and takes the path of the goal to stay under the crossbar but the Moroccan goalkeeper slams the ball over for a corner.
20:37 – Yellow card for Amrabat
Near the central circle, Amrabat is taken by the start of Allevinah and makes a sole on the Gabonese which earns him a yellow card.
20:36 – Ounami lacks accuracy
Oumani manages to slip between the Gabonese lines and from 20 meters, takes advantage of the delay of the opposing defense to trigger a strike. His shot is too high and goes well over.
20:31 – First change
Vahid Halilhodzic is not satisfied with the animation of his team and it is Chair who pays the price. Shortly after the half hour mark, the midfielder was replaced by Amallah.
20:30 – Boupendza misses the second goal
Boupendza is served with his back to goal in the area. In the duel with Chakla, he manages to turn around with a rake and stands alone against El-Kajoui. He tries a point but it goes past the Moroccan goal.
20:29 – Chakla’s head next door
On a perfectly rolled corner, Chakla cuts the trajectory at the near post at six meters height. The defender uncrosses his head too much which spins in front of Amonome’s goal.
20:26 – Amonome cuts the center
En-Nesyri is served in depth on the right and manages to get ahead of his defender. He sees El-Kaabi in the center and tries to give it to him but his low pass is picked up by Amonome who has come to cut off the trajectory.
20:23 – Virtual Gabon leader
With this goal from Allevinah, Gabon temporarily take control of Group C, passing Morocco for one point.
20:21 – Allevinah opens the scoring
Goal for Gabon! On a clearance from Amonome, Chakla slips when putting his head. Behind him, Allevinah is opportunistic and goes to beat El-Kajoui from the right. Gabon takes the lead (1-0).
20:20 – El-Kaabi reported offside
Hakimi goes inside and incorporates himself in the middle. The PSG side addresses a marvel from outside with the right foot towards El-Kaabi behind the back of his defender. The Moroccan striker gets into position and shoots hard cross. Amonome makes the save before the assistant referee raises his flag to signal El-Kaabi in an offside position.
The meeting between Morocco and Gabon will take place from 8 p.m., near the Ahmadou-Ahidjo stadium in the city of Yaoundé, located in central Cameroon.
The last Group C match between Morocco and Gabon will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1. The Qatari group owns full broadcasting rights to the Africa Cup of Nations.
The match between Sofiane Boufal’s Morocco and Bruno Ecuele Manga’s Gabon will be available for streaming on the MyCanal platform.
BetClic: Gabon: 8.00 / Draw: 2.90 / Morocco: 1.70
Bwin: Morocco: 2.40 / Draw: 2.55 / Gabon: 2.50
Winamax: Morocco: 2.85 / Draw: 2.80 / Gabon: 2.90
Morocco: El Khajoui – Hakimi, Chakla, Aguerd, Masina – Amrabat, Fajr (C), Ounahi, Chair – En-Nesyri, El-Kaabi.
Gabon: Amonome – Assoumou, Ecuélé Manga, Palun – Kanga, Obiang, Biyogo Poko, Oyono, Moussounda – Boupendza, Allevinha
Throughout this 2022 African Cup of Nations, you can find all the results of the CAN matches as well as all the group rankings updated at the end of the matches in our dedicated paper just above.