METROAruecos begins the ‘real’ Cup, the one that will pit him against very high level rivals, after solving the first games with three wins and a draw (Comoros, Mali, Zambia and Tanzania). Cameroon will be the first big ‘wall’ that the ‘Atlas Lions’ face in ‘their’ Cup, a tournament in which they are favorites, but, for that reason, they have a lot of pressure on them.
For now, andThe player who has taken the team on his back is Brahim Díaz, current top scorer in the Cup with his four goals and, if he continues at this level, a candidate for MVP in competition with stars like the Nigerian Ademola Lookman (three goals and four assists).
The Moroccan streak of 19 consecutive victories that were broken against Mali has given way to some less than optimistic data against Cameroon, a team that has only beaten twice in its entire history.
Let us remember that heThe ‘Indomitable Lions’ are second in the historical record of the Africa Cup, with five winners, behind Egypt’s sevenand well ahead of the only trophy that Morocco won in 1976. The hosts, in addition, have not passed the quarterfinals since 2004.
The game arrives surrounded by much controversy over the arbitration appointment of the CAF. Morocco filed a formal complaint After being assigned an Egyptian referee and an Algerian VAR official, two of Morocco’s great enemies. The match will be tense.
The file:
Cameroon: (1-3-4-3) Epassy | Che Malone, Kotto, Nouhou | Yongwa, Arthur Avom, Carlos Baleba, Tchamadeu | Namaso, Kofane and Mbeumo.
Morocco: (1-4-3-3) Bonus | Achraf, Masina, Aguerd, Mazraoui | Amrabat, El Khannouss, El Aynaoui | Brahim, Yakub El Kaabi and Ismael Saibari.
Referee: Amin Omar (Morocco)
