At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 19, the focus of the third round of the African Cup of Nations group stage was fought by Gabon against Morocco. In the first half, Alvina scored first, Bofar equalized in the second half, Aglede swung himself, Andreaf completed the draw in the 84th minute, and the two sides played 2-2 to advance to the round of 16.
In the first two rounds of the competition, Morocco led the way with 2 wins, gabon scored 4 points with 1 win and 1 draw, and the two teams basically locked in the qualification for promotion, and the battle for the top spot in this round was staged.
In the 24th minute, Amonome's direct pass, Bunu made a mistake, Alevina laughed and easily pushed a single knife to break the goal, and Gabon led 1-0. Alevina scored key goals for Gabon in two consecutive games, staging an arrogant celebration.
In the 74th minute, Morocco won a penalty and Bofar against the pressure to hit a penalty to help the team equalize, 1-1! In this African Cup of Nations, Bofar has scored 2 goals.
In the 81st minute, Alvina knocked back at high speed, Bupenza stepped in to grab the goal, the ball hit Agelde and refracted into the net, Gabon once again led, 2-1! Subsequently, the African Cup of Nations officially counted the goal on Agerde's head, and the Moroccan defender awkwardly swung himself.
In the 84th minute, Ashraf scored a long-range free-kick, a world wave was straight into the corner, and the 70 million Paris superstar staged a good play of adversity savior. Ashraf scored his first goal at the Africa Cup of Nations, breaking the embarrassment of not scoring goals in six consecutive national team matches, and has scored for Morocco again since October 7 last year.
In the first round of the group stage, Bofar defeated Garner in the 83rd minute. In round 2, Abu Harale killed the match in 91 minutes, beating the Fish Belly Comoros 2-0. In this campaign, Morocco completed a draw in 84 minutes, scoring after 80 minutes in three consecutive games, and the momentum was quite sharp.
Although it did not qualify for three consecutive wins in the group stage, Morocco still sat in the top position of Group C with 7 points, and reached the round of 16 strongly, and Gabon also qualified as the second in the group as desired, which can be said to be a happy result for everyone.
Morocco is currently ranked 28th in the world and 3rd in Africa, and even if Ziyech loses the draft because of the general's contradictions, the value of the team still reaches 220 million euros, ranking second among the 24 participating teams, behind the number one favourite Senegal. Under the tutelage of veteran coach Halihodzic, Morocco has become a favourite to win the title, hitting the first Africa Cup of Nations title in 46 years.
Gabon is currently ranked 89th, and the top star Aubameyang quit early due to heart problems caused by the new crown, but the team has created surprises in a row, and has once again qualified for the African Cup of Nations knockout round after 10 years. It is worth mentioning that Gabon can also try to impact the best record in team history to see if it can replicate the feat of reaching the top 8 of the 1996 African Cup of Nations.