Morocco will look to continue their positive start at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations when they face Comoros in the second round of the tournament.
Venue: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo (Yaoundé
Key Statistics
Morocco have won nine of their last ten games (D1 over 90 minutes).
They have kept eight clean sheets from their last ten games.
Comoros are currently ranked 132 by FIFA.
Their 1-0 loss to Gabon in the previous round was their first match ever in an AFCON final.
Comoros scored only seven goals in their last 14 competitive fixtures.
They had the second-lowest goal tally (four goals in six games) in their AFCON qualification group.
Head to head
This will be the first competitive meeting between both teams.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Morocco: W-L-W-W-W
Comoros: L-W-W-W-L
Morocco
Morocco opened their AFCON group-stage game with a 1-0 win over group favourites Ghana on Monday thanks to a late goal by Sofiane Boufal.
The win put them in a good position in the group, as they can now progress to the next round if they win this game or the next group game against lowly Gabon.
However, they will want to avoid going into the last group game nervously and so will be desperate to win this game.
Judging by their form, they do not need to fear and should easily win this game. Vahid Halilhodzic’s men are currently on a 30 game unbeaten (W25, D5 – in regulation time). They have proven hard to break down in recent times and are also keeping clean sheets at a high rate (eight clean sheets in the last ten games).
Possible Morocco starting line-ups
Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Romain Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Tarik Tissoudali; Samy Mmaee; Sofyan Amrabat, Faycal Fajr, Munir El Haddadi, Sofiane Boufal; Zakaria Aboukhlal.
Injured: Youssef En-Nesyri, Badr Benoun
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Comoros
Comoros first ever match in an AFCON final ended in a 1-0 loss to Gabon in the previous round of this tournament.
Despite the disappointing start to their AFCON campaign, the East African minnows can, however, hold their heads high given their performance in the game. Despite falling behind early, they kept their cool and bossed Gabon throughout the game.
But this Morocco side will pose a different threat and will be a tougher test than Gabon.
The possibility of them winning this tie is very slim given the distance in quality and experience between both sides. But if they can win this game or snatch a draw, they will boost their chances of going to the next round in their first-ever appearance.
Possible Comoros starting line-ups
Ali Ahamada; Kassim Abdallah, Nadjim Abdou, Younn Zahary, Kassim M’Dahoma; Faiz Mattoir, Yacine Bourhane, Rafidine Abdullah, Fouad Bachirou; Mohamed M’Changama, Youssouf M’Changama.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Morocco 2-0 Cosmoros
