Namibia 1 VS Morroco 5
24 'Brian Brendell Soufiane Alloudi 2'
Soufiane Alloudi 5'
Soufiane Alloudi 28'
Tarik Sektioui 40' (pen)
Monsef Zerka 74'
That’s it, full time and Morocco move clear of Ghana at the head of Group A on goal difference. They will have raised a few eyebrows with this performance, particularly from Ghana and Guinea, although they will surely find the Black Stars and Syli Nationale far more difficult opponents than Namibia.Their only worry is the state of Soufiane Alloudi’s knock to the knee that forced him off. And Namibia? Well what can one say other than at least they managed to avoid a record breaking defeat?
90+4’ – FULL TIME.
90+1’ – There will be three minutes of added time.
90’ – Time’s almost up here and Morocco have won this convincingly. They have been ruthless in front of goal and, apart from one lapse, very solid at the back.
88’ – Hicham Aboucherouane gets in behind the Namibia defence but his attempted pass is poor and Morocco lose possession.
86’ – Oliver Risser has a rare effort at goal for Namibia but it’s well off target.
84’ – Youssef Moukhtari finds himself in a good position in the Namibia penalty area but he is eventually crowded out by two defenders.
81’ – Or is it a case of Namibia being well below standard? Either way, Morocco are just a goal away from equaling Cote d’Ivoire’s record 6-1 victory in 1970.
79’ – This has been an excellent performance by Morocco – and one senses they haven’t really moved out of second gear at any stage. Ghana and Guinea will have a tough time against Henri Michel’s Atlas Lions…
77’ – Substitution: Namibia make a change as Meraai Swartbooi replaces Quinton Jacobs.
74’ – GOAL! Namibia 1 Morocco 5. Monsef Zerka heads home from the corner kick at the back post. Abisai Shiningayamwe came off his line, couldn’t get there and Zerka scores with the back of his head.
73’ – The free kick is blocked twice and Morocco have a corner on the right flank.
72’ – Yellow card: Lazarus Kaimbi goes into the book for a deliberate handball on the edge of the Namibia box.
71’ – Namibia miss out on a great chance as a free kick finds Brian Brendell in space in the penalty area, but his touch lets him down and after some scrambling the danger is cleared.
70’ – Youssef Hadji holds off Jamunavandu Ngatjizeko before shooting wide from a difficult angle.
Substitution: It’s Hadji’s last act in the game as Monsef Zerka comes on in his place.
68’ – Soufiane Alloudi is getting ice on his left knee on the sidelines. Let’s hope the hat-trick hero’s injury is not too severe.
67’ – Substitution: Tarik Sektioui takes a breather for Morocco as Hicham Aboucherouane comes on in his place.
66’ – Brian Brendell moves forward for Namibia but again the move comes to nothing. Morocco are preparing another substitute.
64’ – Substitution: Namibia’s Rudolf Bester makes way for Jacob Pineas.
62’ – Yellow card: Another caution as Jamunavandu Ngatjizeko hacks down Marouane Chamakh before seeing yellow.
Substitution: In the meanwhile, Youssef Moukhtari has come on for the injured Soufiane Alloudi.
60’ – El Armine Erbate takes the free kick and Abisai Shiningayamwe makes a good diving save to his left.
58’ – Yellow card: Richard Gariseb is cautioned for a late tackle on Soufiane Alloudi and the Moroccans are, quite rightly, incensed at the challenge.
57’ – After such a fast start to the first half, this has been really pedestrian in comparison.
55’ – Yellow card: Namibia’s Collin Benjamin goes into the book and, to be honest, he was lucky not to see red after stamping on Abderrahmane Kabous.
54’ – Lovely stuff from Morocco as Abderrahmane Kabous finds Marouane Chamakh with a cross-field ball, who in turn sets up Mickael Chretien to shoot over the crossbar.
51’ – Brian Brendell surges forward but gives the ball away cheaply with a hesitant pass. Morocco break forward and Youssef Hadji shows great skill before crossing for Soufiane Alloudi, whose effort is easily grasped by Namibia’s ‘keeper.
50’ – Abisai Shiningayamwe is again called into action, punching clear Tarik Sektioui’s corner kick.
49’ – Youssef Hadji is hacked down and Morocco have a free kick to the left of Namibia’s penalty. Abisai Shiningayamwe, however, comes off his line to collect the set piece.
47’ – Letu Shatimiene’s introduction has seen a bit of a tactical reshuffle for Namibia.
46’ – Namibia get us going in the second half, hoping to salvage some pride and hopefully prevent themselves going into the record books for all the wrong reasons.
Substitution: Namibia's Letu Shatimiene is on for Franklin April.
Some interesting records that could be equalled or bettered today: the biggest win in the Africa Cup of Nations is Cote d’Ivoire’s 6-1 win over Sudan in 1970 and Alloudi is just a goal away from equaling South Africa’s Benni McCarthy, who scored four goals in 1998 against… you guessed it – Namibia!
Morocco have had it almost all their own way, with Soufiane Alloudi completing a hat-trick within the first half hour. Namibia need to do some serious damage control in the second half – this match, as a contest at least, is over.
45+2’ – That’s half time.
45+1’ – Good play from Tarik Sektioui, who uses skill and strength to get to the byline on the left of the penalty area but Abisai Shiningayamwe smothers the ball at his near post.
Yellow card: Morocco’s Badr El Kaddouri goes into the book for a challenge on Oliver Risser.
44’ – A bit of an altercation between Quinton Jacobs and Mickael Chretien here but the referee defuses the situation easily enough.
42’ – This really is turning into an embarrassment for Namibia now. They surely cannot wait for half time…
40’ – GOAL! Namibia 1 Morocco 4. Tarik Sektioui takes the spot kick and buries it in the bottom corner to poor Abisai Shiningayamwe's right hand side.
39’ – Michael Chretien is brought down in the 18-yard area and Morocco have a penalty!
38’ – Yellow card: Namibia’s Quinton Jacobs is booked by referee Raphael Evehe.
36’ – Marouane Chamakh is out-muscled on the right flank by Franklin April. Youssef Hadji then swings in a cross but Abisai Shiningayamwe intercepts well.
33’ – Another good save from Abisai Shiningayamwe as Tarik Sektioui picks up the ball from a short corner kick and fires towards the top corner but Namibia’s goalkeeper produces a good block.
32’ – Youssef Safri forces Abisai Shiningayamwe into a decent save from a free kick and the rebound sees Youssef Hadji eventually penalised at the back post for pushing.
30’ – Fifteen minutes to go in the first half and will there be more goals before we hit the break?
28’ – GOAL! Namibia 1 Morocco 3. Morocco show their class as Soufiane Alloudi completes his hat-trick. Tarik Sektioui twists and turns on the left flank before whipping a perfect cross to the back post where Alloudi has the simplest of jobs to finish.
26’ – Now that makes it interesting – it’s been one way traffic but suddenly Namibia attack again and Morocco’s defence has to do some desperate backtracking to clear the danger. That’s more like it from the Brave Warriors, now they’re making a fist of it!
24’ – GOAL! Namibia 1 Morocco 2. Out of nowhere Brian Brendell latches onto a superb through ball from Collin Benjamin, cuts inside, shoots past Khalid Fouhami’s left hand and into the bottom corner.
22’ – Namibia really need to sort themselves out the back or they could be in for a real hiding here.
20’ – Youssef Hadji has a chance to make it 3-0 after Michael Pienaar leaves his back-header a tough short, but Abisai Shiningayamwe puts an end to the danger with a fine block.
19’ – Namibia make a rare foray forward but Oliver Risser has no runners to pass towards and his ball to Rudolf Bester gives the striker no pace to work with.
17’ – Marouane Chamakh is pulled back for dangerous play – his foot adjudged to be too high in the challenge for a loose ball.
15’ – Lovely play from Morocco, who set Soufiane Alloudi away down the right flank, but the scorer’s attempt to turn provider is poor, failing to beat the first defender.
14’ – Unfortunately it’s a very empty stadium in Accra today, nothing like the packed house that created such a great atmosphere in the tournament’s opener.
11’ – Soufiane Alloudi is officially the leading scorer in the tournament and it took him just five minutes to surge past Asamoah Gyan, Oumar Kalabane and Sulley Muntari, the scorers from last night’s game. You get the feeling Alloudi could get a few more before this match is out…
8’ – Lazarus Kaimbi puts a good cross into the penalty area for Namibia and Morocco concede a corner. The north Africans defend the set piece confidently though.
6’ – This could be a long afternoon Namibia if the first few minutes are anything to go by…
5’ – GOAL! Namibia 0 Morocco 2. Soufiane Alloudi gets his second to put his team 2-0 up. Youssef Hadji sets up the striker with a clever pass, Alloudi chips the ball over a defender before a neat finish over the diving Abisai Shiningayamwe.
4’ – That’s a horrible start for poor Namibia, the underdogs for this match. Coach Arie Schans will probably be pulling his hair out – that really was poor defending by the Southern Africans.
2’ – GOAL! Namibia 0 Morocco 1. What a start as Soufiane Alloudi gives Morocco the lead! Marouane Chamakh latches onto a simple ball over the top, sees his initial effort saved by Abisai Shiningayamwe, puts the rebound against the post and then keeps his calm to set up Alloudi for an early strike.
1’ – Morocco, kitted out all in white, get us underway. Namibia play in all red with white trim.
Welcome to live Play-By-Play coverage of this MTN Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash between Namibia and Morocco from the Ohene Djan Stadium in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.
After a thrilling start to the 26th edition of Africa’s continental championship that saw Ghana defeat Guinea 2-1 yesterday evening, the tournament really gets into full swing today with three matches taking place.
Later this evening there is the mouthwatering Group B clash between two of the favourites for the title, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, as well as the meeting of dark horses Mali and Benin.
But first Namibia, surprise qualifiers for the finals in Ghana and tipped as whipping boys in Group A, will be out to thwart north African representatives Morocco.
The Southern Africans will hope to honour the memory of their former coach, Ben Bamfuchile, who passed away recently mere months after guiding the team to just their second ever appearance at the Nations Cup finals.
Morocco, meanwhile, will think of nothing but getting three points and staying in touch with Ghana at the head of the group in their attempt to qualify for the quarterfinals – a feat they failed to achieve in Egypt two years ago.
Namibia have three players suspended for this game – Hartman Toromba, Sydney Plaatjies and Gottlieb Nakuta – while coach Arie Schans hands Lazarus Kaimbi his debut.
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