Morocco will face Ghana at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, on January 10, 2022 at 16:00 UTC. The match is part of Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations.
MATCH INFO
Start date: 10 Jan 2022 21:30
Location: Yaounde
Venue: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Joshua Bondo, Botswana
Head to Head Record
09/06/21
FT: Morocco 1-0 Ghana
Morocco Team News
For the Africa Cup of Nations, Halilhodzic has announced a 25-man squad that includes Romain Saiss of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Achraf Hakimi of Sevilla, and Yassine Bounou, Munir El Haddadi, and Youssef En-Nesyri of Sevilla.
The Bosnian manager has also given his first senior call-up to Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, who has had a successful debut season with Spanish giants Barcelona.
Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech, who has been out of the club since June 2021, and Ajax defender Noussair Mazraoui, who is out due to injury, are significant absentees from the Morocco camp.
Ghana Team News
Ghana, on the other side, has called up 30 players for the continental event, including Thomas Partey, Daniel Amartey, and Jordan Ayew from the Premier League.
With 73 appearances, the Crystal Palace forward is now 10th on the Black Stars’ all-time appearance list, and is on track to equal Kwadwo Asamoah’s record of 74.
Rajevac has also given debuts to a couple of homegrown players, notably David Abagna and Maxwell Abbey Quaye, who had a strong season in Ghana’s top division.
Possible Lineups
Morocco XI: Bounou; Hakimi, Saiss, Aguerd, Tissoudali; Amrabat, Fajr, Barkok; Munir, Boufal, En-Nesyri
Ghana XI: Atta; Djiku, Armatey, Rahman, Mensah; Partey, Wakaso; Paintsil, Suleymana, Kudus; J Ayew
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