The Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final staged a good play against the world wave, Malawi was reversed by Morocco with a one-goal lead, and finally missed the quarterfinals. However, Malawi scored their first knockout goal in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations and created the best record in the history of the team, and they can leave with their heads held high.
According to the latest edition of the FIFA rankings, Malawi is currently ranked 129th in the world and 3rd from the bottom of the 24 participating teams! It can be said that Malawi is a solid weak brigade, and no one is optimistic about them at all.
However, Malawi staged a wonderful counterattack, in the first round of defeat to Guinea, 2-1 reverse Zimbabwe, 0-0 to the number one favourite Senegal, with 4 better results in the group 3rd position, the first time to advance to the African Cup of Nations knockout round.
Facing the powerful Morocco, they were the first to score, only 6 minutes after the opening, John Banda's diagonal pass, Gabadinho Mhango turned around and got rid of it, suddenly got up outside the penalty area, 40 meters away from the 100 steps through Yang, the ball hung straight into the dead corner, which was an absolute world wave.
Gabadinho Mhango scored his third goal in the African Cup of Nations and he scored all of Malawi's goals. Since its inception in 1966, Malawi has finally scored in the African Cup of Nations knockout rounds, ending a 56-year wait.
So as you can see, Gabadinho Mhango was very excited, running wildly on the field with open arms, and his teammates also rushed up, collectively kneeling on the sidelines. Unfortunately, Malawi's strength is still weak, and they were reversed by Morocco with two consecutive goals, missing the top 8 of the African Cup of Nations.
The match also staged a drama against the world wave, in the 69th minute Morocco won a free kick in front of the field, Ashraf hit a full moon curved knife to help the team reverse the score. The Grand Paris Wings became the first player to score two consecutive free kicks in a single Africa Cup of Nations since 2008.
According to the data, Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa and one of the least developed countries in the world.
But it is such a humble weak team that has created the best record in team history in the African Cup of Nations, which is definitely a huge surprise for the 19 million Malawis.