AFCON 2021 quarterfinals: Egypt v Morocco – match facts
Egypt will lock horns with Morocco for a place in the semifinals 16.00 today, at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde. This is not the first time this North African derby will take place at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Morocco have the upper hand head to head, winning three of their seven previous encounters, two draws and one loss.
Their only defeat against Egypt in AFCON was in the quarterfinals of AFCON 2017. They are meeting again in the quarters- history may repeat itself.
Morocco is aiming to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2004.
Match information
Quarterfinals
Match
Egypt v Morocco
Date
30 January 2022
Time
16:00 local time (15:00 GMT)
Venue
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde
Match: Egypt v Morocco – head to head and records
This will be the seventh time Egypt and Morocco will be meeting at the Africa Cup of Nations. In the previous six encounters, Morocco defeated the Pharaohs thrice, draw one and lost one where Morocco lost to Egypt 1-0 in the quarterfinals of AFCON 2017.
Egypt won the last four of their quarterfinal matches at the Africa Cup of Nations. They did not progress to the quarterfinals in their last AFCON appearance- 2019.
Morocco did not lose six of their last 8 AFCON matches, winning 6 and 2 draws.
Egypt have an impressive defensive record at AFCON, conceding just seven goals in 20 AFCON matches since 2010. In this period- they won 14 games, 3 draws, loss 3
