Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure being with all of you. See you all again!
Silas' goal with which DR Congo has managed to score
📽️ Le but égalisateur de Silas issu d'un très beau mouvement collectif de la République Démocratique du Congo ! ✨🇨🇩 🐆pic.twitter.com/W2pY6cOkIz — Instant Foot ⚽️ (@lnstantFoot) January 21, 2024
END OF THE MATCH | MOROCCO DOES NOT GET OUT OF A TIE
⏱️ 90+7'
Abde's shot is blocked
⏱️ 90+2'
Bono prevents DR Congo's second goal after Fiston Mayele's chance
⏱️ 90'
There will be seven minutes of added time. Also moment in which Charles Pickel leaves injured with discomfort and is replaced
🟨 85'
Amine Adli takes the yellow card after grabbing an opponent. Three yellow cards and three for Moroccan players
🔃 80'
Ayoub El Kaab and Harit enter Morocco, which exhausts the changes
⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
GOAL FROM DR CONGO. GOAL BY SILAS.
Good ball from Elia towards Silas that arrives only to tie the match
🔃 73'
Enters Amine Adli for Ziyech, who had a yellow card.
⏱️ 70'
A hydration pause has occurred
🔃 64'
Double change from Morocco. Enter Abde and Bilal El Khannouss
⏱️ 60'
Meeting time and Morocco is still ahead on the scoreboard. Although with a minimal margin
🔃 53'
Double change in DR Congo. Theo and Bakambu leave. Silas and Meschack Elia take the field
⏱️ 51'
Bakambú hit him at first, but the shot went high.
⏱️ 46'
The second half begins with a change in the DR Congo. Enter Dylan Batubinsika
HALF TIME
Morocco goes into the break ahead on the scoreboard, although Bakambú had the tie, but did not succeed with the shot from eleven meters.
⏱️ 45+7'
Lateral foul by RD Congo, which ends up going over the head of Bono, who takes the ball
🟨 45'
Yellow for Hakim Ziyech for his foul. Plus we already have added time: 11 minutes
❌ Bakambu misses
Bakambu's penalty kick hits the post and goes wide. Morocco is saved
THERE IS A PENALTY
Selim Amallah is also shown a yellow card. Bakambu is going to be the one in charge of launching it.
⏱️ 39'
Referee goes to VAR to review a possible penalty for Democratic Republic of Congo
⏱️ 35'
The Moroccan players called for a penalty, but the referee did not signal anything punishable.
With a smile
This is how Achraf Hakimi celebrated Morocco's opening goal
Why so serious? 😜🇲🇦#MARRDC | #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/ZfPVduFbb3
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 21, 2024
⏱️ 30'
We reached the first half hour of play.
⏱️ 25'
RD Congo's free kick was poorly executed and the ball went out of bounds.
⏱️ 20'
Youssef En-Nesyri's header is saved by the goalkeeper. The Sevilla striker's shot was very complicated.
Hakimi's goal for Morocco
⚽️ 𝔾𝕆𝔸𝕃 ⚽️
Morocco take the lead!
🇲🇦 1⃣➖0⃣ 🇨🇩
🚨 LIVE
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📱 SABC+
📺 SABC Sport & SABC 1#SABCSportFootball #AFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/cJadQkRYnV — SABC Sport (@SABC_Sport) January 21, 2024
⏱️ 13'
DR Congo tries to recover from the goal conceded now with a shot by Chancel Mbemba that goes wide.
⚽ GOOOOOAAAALLL
MOROCCO GOAL. GOAL OF HAKIMI
Ziyech's corner kick and Achraf Hakimi's first-time shot puts Morocco ahead.
⏱️ 3'
Morocco's first dangerous chance came from a header by En-Nesyri. However, Mpasi-Nzau blocked.
⏱️ 1'
THE MATCH BEGINS. First possession goes to Morocco
ALL SET
The players take the field. Before the start of the match, the national anthems will be played.
Match Referee
The match will be officiated by Kenyan referee Peter Waweru.
We review the line-ups
These are the formations chosen by both teams for the second match of the Africa Cup group stage
📋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐗𝐈 📋
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 21, 2024
The Atlas Lions & The Leopards' line-ups ✅#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #MARRDC pic.twitter.com/nWnfztatuh
Group F
This is the state of Group F after the first matchday of the group stage. Right now Morocco leads alone
XI Democratic Republic of the Congo
M'Pasi, Kalulu, Mbemba, Baka, Masuaku, Moutoussamy, Bongonda, Kakuta, Picket, Wissa, Bakambu
XI Morocco
Bono, Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Chibi, Amrabat, Ounahi, Amallah, Ezzalzouli, Ziyech, En-Nesyri
تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني أمام منتخب جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
— Équipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) January 21, 2024
📋 National Team roster against the Democratic Republic of Congo#DimaMaghrib 🇲🇦 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/kykhiepAmR
Sunday with a lot of Africa Cup
In addition to the duel between Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo, we will have two other matches today. One of them between Zambia and Tanzania, who are also in group F. We close the day with South Africa vs Namibia.
WE RETURN
In a few moments the match between Morocco and Democratic Republic of Congo will kick off, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL.
Stay tuned to follow the Morocco vs DR Congo game
In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Morocco vs DR Congo as well as the latest information from the Laurent Pokou Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute coverage of the match on VAVEL.
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What time is the match between Morocco vs DR Congo in Africa Cup of Nations?
This is the kick-off time in several countries:
Argentina: 9:00 AM
Bolivia: 9:00 AM
Brazil: 10:00 AM
Chile: 9:00 AM
Colombia: 8:00 AM
Ecuador: 8:00 AM
USA (ET): 10:00 AM
Spain: 15:00 PM
Mexico: 8:00 AM
Paraguay: 9:00 AM
Peru: 9:00 AM
Uruguay: 9:00 AM
Venezuela: 9:00 AM
England: 14:00 AM
Australia : 23:00 AM
India: 16:30 AM
Watch out for this player from DR Congo
Cédric Bakambu, who has played in teams like Marseille, Olympiakos or Villarreal is currently playing in Turkey with Galatasaray where in 16 matches he has scored two goals. In his debut in this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations he gave an assist. In 50 international appearances for DR Congo, he has 16 goals and three assists.
Watch out for this player from Morocco
Youssef En Nesyri is the great reference at the top of Sevilla FC's attack with nine goals and one assist in 25 matches. Two of those goals were scored in the Champions League. The 26-year-old striker has scored three goals in the last two matches with his national team, scoring in Morocco's debut in the Africa Cup of Nations. In 69 caps for his national team, he has 21 goals and one assist.
News - DR Congo
They have now gone four consecutive matches without a win. The last time they won was against Mauritania in a duel in November 2023 for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
This is the twentieth edition that they dispute the Africa Cup, after missing the last edition. The last time they contested it was in 2019 where they failed to advance beyond the round of 16. They have won this title twice, in 1968 and 1974.
In their first match in this edition they drew to one against Zambia, therefore right now they are second in group F with one point in their locker.
News - Morocco
They have four wins in a row and six matches in a row undefeated. Their last defeat was against South Africa in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations in June 2023. After their good performance in the World Cup where they finished fourth, they are still dreaming of making history. Before the Africa Cup they have only played one friendly match where they beat Sierra Leone 3-0. They are the leaders of group F with three points alone.
This is the 19th time they have played in the Africa Cup. They have not won this tournament since 1976. In the last edition they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In this edition they got off to a good start by defeating Tanzania 3-0 after goals from Saiss, Ounahi and En-Nesyri. However, the negative part was the injury of Abde, a Betis player, who is doubtful for this match.
Background
A total of 10 duels between these two teams. A draw is the most repeated result, five times, four times Morocco has won, while only one duel has ended in a draw. The last time they met was in 2022 in the World Cup qualifiers where Morocco won 4-1. DR Congo's only victory came precisely in a group stage Africa Cup duel where they won 1-0.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Laurent Pokou Stadium, located in San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire. It began construction in 2018 and was inaugurated in 2023. It has a capacity of 20,000 spectators
Preview of the match
Morocco and DR Congo will meet this Sunday, January 21, 2024 in the match corresponding to the second day of the group stage of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations. Both teams are in Group F along with Zambia and Tanzania.
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the match between Morocco vs DR Congo in Africa Cup 2024
My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your host for this match. We will provide you with pre-match analysis and news here on VAVEL.