AFCON 2021: Morocco vs Ghana, head to head and records – Match day two
Morocco will battle the Black stars in a heavy weight clash at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, as Group B and Group C of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off today.
Match information
Group: C
Match
Morocco vs Ghana
Date
10 January 2022
Time
14:00
Venue
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo,Yaoundé
Match facts- Morocco vs Ghana
Morocco and Ghana have met only three times at the Africa cup of nations. The three occasions are all in the group stage. In the three occasions, they defeated each other once and drew once- one win each and one draw.
AFCON 2021 is Morocco 18th appearance at the Africa cup of nations. Their best performance was in 1976 when they won the AFCON title.
Since 1976, the last time Morocco reach the final of the competition was in 2004 when they lost to Tunisia, and that was the last time Morocco qualify past the quarter finals.
Morocco best performance in the last four AFCON editions they participated was a quarterfinal finish in 2017
Morocco has the best defensive record in the qualifying stage for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations among, conceding just one goal in six matches.
Ghana’s AFCON match against Morocco will be their 100th in the Africa cup of Nations, a milestone only achieved by Egypt.
Ghana are making their 23rd appearance in AFCON 2021, Only Egypt (25) and Ivory Coast (24) have a better number of AFCON appearances.
Ghana has won the Africa Cup of Nations title for four times (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982). After 1982, they qualify for the final three more times, but lost all (1992, 2010, and 2015).
The Black Stars have reached the semi-finals in six of the last seven editions, more than any other team over that period
The Black Stars have reached the semi-finals of AFCON in six of the last seven editions, more than any other team over that period.
Andre Ayew of Ghana has played more minutes in the Africa cup of Nations than any other player (2,474 minutes) since his debut in 2008 at the age of 19. He is also Ghana’s leading scorer in AFCON with 9 goals.
