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Semifinals
Ugh, no.
Nigeria lost to Morocco (2–4 on penalties)
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Match Details
Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah
(Rabat)
· 65,458 fans
· beIN Sports
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(4).
- 120'Penalty Shootout ends, Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(4).
- 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(4). Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 120'Penalty saved. Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
- 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(3). Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(2). Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(1), Morocco 0(2). Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 120'Penalty saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
- 120'Penalty saved. Hamza Igamane (Morocco) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria).
- 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(1), Morocco 0(1). Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 120'Goal! Nigeria 0, Morocco 0(1). Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 120'Penalty Shootout begins Nigeria 0, Morocco 0.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| NGA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Morocco- NE Neil El Aynaoui · 3Total Shots
- YB Yassine Bounou · 1Saves
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Noussair Mazraoui · 58Accurate Passes
Nigeria- AL Ademola Lookman · 1Total Shots
- SN Stanley Nwabali · 5Saves
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Calvin Bassey · 102Accurate Passes
Penalty Shootout
Morocco · 4/5
- Neil El Aynaoui
- Hamza Igmane
- Eliesse Ben Seghir
- Achraf Hakimi
- Youssef En-Nesyri
Nigeria · 2/4
- Paul Onuachu
- Samuel Chukwueze
- Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
- Bruno Onyemaechi
Key Events
Team Stats
MoroccoNigeria
General
48.8
Possession %
51.2
16
Shots
2
5
On Target
1
0
Offsides
0
5
Corners
1
22
Fouls
29
Passing & Defense
439
Passes Completed
462
4
Crosses Won
3
15
Tackles Won
14
7
Interceptions
14
23
Clearances
40
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Saves
5
Recent Form
Nigeria
W
W
W
W
W
Morocco
W
D
W
W
W
Starting Lineups
Morocco4-1-4-1
Nigeria4-3-1-2
Full lineups and substitutes
Nigeria
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SN #23 Stanley NwabaliG
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#21 Calvin BasseyCD-L
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SA #6 Semi AjayiCD-R
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BO #13 Bruno OnyemaechiLB
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BO #2 Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
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VO #9 Victor OsimhenM
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RO #18 Raphael OnyedikaCM
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AL #7 Ademola LookmanAM
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AI #17 Alex IwobiLM
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FO #8 Frank OnyekaRM
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AA #22 Akor AdamsCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used
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AO #16 Amas Obasogie
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TN #28 Tochukwu Nnadi
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PO #19 Paul Onuachu 118' for Victor Osimhen
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SL #25 Salim Lawal
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ZS #3 Zaidu Sanusi
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IO #5 Igoh Ogbu
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CA #20 Chidozie Awaziem
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MS #15 Moses Simon 83' for Raphael Onyedika
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FU #1 Francis Uzoho
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EA #26 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
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UM #14 Usman Muhammed
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FD #10 Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 98' for Akor Adams
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SC #11 Samuel Chukwueze 120'+1' for Frank Onyeka
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CE #24 Chidera Ejuke
Morocco
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YB #1 Yassine BounouG
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AM #25 Adam MasinaCD-L
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NA #5 Nayef AguerdCD-R
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NE #24 Neil El AynaouiDM
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#3 Noussair MazraouiLB
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AH #2 Achraf HakimiRB
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#11 Ismael SaibariCM-L
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BE #23 Bilal El KhannoussCM-R
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AE #17 Abde EzzalzouliLM
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BD #10 Brahim DíazRM
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AE #20 Ayoub El KaabiF
Substitutes · 5 used
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MC #15 Mohamed Chibi
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YB #28 Youssef Belammari
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IA #16 Ilias Akhomach 107' for Brahim Díaz
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SA #4 Sofyan Amrabat
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SR #9 Soufiane Rahimi
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JE #18 Jawad El Yamiq
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MH #22 Mehdi Harrar
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AA #27 Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
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OT #14 Oussama Targhaline 84' for Ayoub El Kaabi
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CT #21 Chemsdine Talbi
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EB #13 Eliesse Ben Seghir 118' for Ismael Saibari
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AS #26 Anass Salah-Eddine
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ME #12 Munir El Kajoui
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HI #7 Hamza Igmane 84' for Bilal El Khannouss
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YE #19 Youssef En-Nesyri 103' for Abde Ezzalzouli
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