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AFCON: World Cup Semi Finalist, Morocco Knocked Out As South Africa Advances To Q/Final

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10 months ago

Jan 31, 2024.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Bafana Bafana of South Africa recorded the biggest shocker in the 2023 AFCON as they defeated the best-rated national team in Africa, Morocco 2-0 to book quarter final ticket.

Unlike South Africa who came into the 2023 AFCON as one of the underdogs, Morocco were seen as the favourites to win the tournament after being the first African country to reach the semi-final stage of the FIFA World Cup in the 2022 edition of the tournament in Qatar.

Most football enthusiasts thought Morocco would bring the same form to the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast but they couldn’t do as much as expected.

South African Players Celebrate Victory Over Morocco

At the Stade de San Pédro, the Moroccan side faced a resilient South African side who were determined to do the unthinkable and successfully achieved their aim in style.

They both played a goalless draw in the first half which made the second half more intense but the South African side held their own throughout the game.

The Bafana Bafana opened the scoresheet in the 57th minute through the boots of Evidence Makgopa.

The South African team maintained the slim lead throughout the regulation time and got a big boost when Morocco’s Sofyan Amrabat was shown the red card in the 94th minute.

A minute later, Teboho Mokoena doubled the lead for the Bafana Bafana as the game ended 2-0 in favour of South Africa.