AFCON: Morocco beat Comoros 2-0 to advance to knockout stage
Morocco have booked their place in the knockout stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after bagging a second win in the group stage with a 2-0 victory over Comoros in Group C on Friday, joining hosts, Cameroon in the round of 16.
The North Africans had earlier beaten Ghana 1-0 in their opening match, and proceeded to produce yet another superb performance against Comoros to seal a second win in the group.
Morroco were impressive in every department but poor finishing saw them miss lots of chances.
Zakaria Aboukhlal’s VAR-awarded effort in the 89th minute sealed the win after Selim Amallah’s first-half strike looked set to prove the only goal of the game.
Debutants, Comoros, had earlier been beaten 1-0 by Gabon in their opening match and needed to take at least a point from their second game to stand a chance to advance to the knockout stage.
Meanwhile, in Group B, Malawi came from behind to beat Zimbabwe 2-1 to keep their hopes of qualifying for the next round alive.
Guinea and Senegal, who played a draw earlier are level on points at the top of their group, while Malawi are in third place on three points and just one point behind them.
