Africa will come to a standstill tonight when Bafana Bafana and Morocco meet in the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
South Africa and Morocco square off in the final 2023 Afcon round of 16 fixture at the Stade de San Pédro.
South Africa qualified after finishing in second place in Group, behind leaders Mali. Morocco on the other hand topped group F after picking up two victories and a draw.
The winner from tonight’s encounter will face Cape Verde in the 2023 Afcon quarterfinal round. Follow all of the live action below.
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Starting line-ups
Bafana XI: Williams, Mvala, Kekana, Mudau, Modiba, Sithole, Mokoena, Zwane, Morena, Tau, Makgopa.
Subs: Goss, Mothwa, Mobbie, Mashego, Xulu, Maseko, Sibisi, Monare, Mayambela, Lepasa, Adams, Appollis.
Morocco XI: Bounou, Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Attiat-Allah, Amrabat, Ounahi, Amallah, Ezzalzouli, Adli, En-Nesyri.
Action is scheduled to get underway at 22:00 SAST. The match between Bafana and Morocco will be televised live on SuperSport PSL as well as SABC1.
If you can’t get yourself to a television screen, you can also live stream the match on SABC+ (No subscription required).
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Morocco are beatable – Broos
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“We know if we succeed (against Morocco) it will be a big step to what we all want. That is to play in the final and win it.” – Bafana coach Hugo Broos said as quoted by Citizen.
“Morocco were at the World Cup (they made the semifinals of Qatar 2022) but I think they (still) want to win the AFCON, maybe for the last time this will be a chance (for these players) to achieve the highest level.
They were not really very good in the group stages (Morocco drew with the DR Congo but also beat Tanzania and Zambia), but this is still a good team, and it will be a tough battle (on Tuesday).
“But this is a football match and what has happened here at the AFCON has been amazing, so let’s make another surprise. That Bafana can beat them, that is the most important thing we learned.”
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