At an almost fully packed 60,000 capacity stadium at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (Rabat), the host nation made a great start to the tournament.
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Al Ain’s Soufiane Rahimi missed an 11th-minute penalty, failing to set the tone for the game.
The first half ended goalless between both sides.
Ten minutes after recess, ManUtd’s wing back Noussair Mazraoui’s well-drilled low cross into the box found Brahim Díaz tapping for the opener, sending the stadium into ruptures.
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With a quarter of an hour to end proceedings, Ayoub El Kaabi was on hand to score from Salah-Eddine’s lofted pass with an acrobatic overhead kick that left the goalkeeper rooted and sealed the points.
South Africa beat Angola as Mali and Zambia shared the points.
GAME 1
Morocco 2-0 Comoros
[Brahim Díaz, Ayoub El Kaabi]
Mali 1-1 Zambia
[L.Sinayoko – P.Daka]
South Africa 2-1 Angola
[Oswin Appolis, L.Foster – Show]
Egypt – Zimbabwe