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Morocco thrash Tanzania in Afcon opener

Morocco's forward Zakaria Aboukhlal (left) celebrates with head coach Vahid Halilhodzic

Morocco's forward Zakaria Aboukhlal (left) celebrates with Morocco's Bosnian head coach Vahid Halilhodzic after scoring his team's second goal during their Group 'C' Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2021 match against Comoros at at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde on January 14, 2022.
 

Photo credit: Kenzo Tribouillard | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Captain Romain Saiss scored in the first half and, after Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri netted for the Atlas Lions
  • The victory over group outsiders Tanzania in the southwest of the Ivory Coast was anticipated as Morocco are ranked 13th in the world, 108 places above the Taifa Stars
  • When the teams left the pitch at half-time, it must have concerned Algeria-born Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche that his side did not produce a single goal attempt in 45 minutes


San-Pédro, Ivory Coast

Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco cruised to a 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania in San Pedro on Wednesday as they opened their Africa Cup of Nations Group F campaign.