South Africa opened their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 2-1 loss
South Africa opened their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification crusade with a 2-1 misfortune away to Group K top choices Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Thursday night.
Bafana rode their karma, scoring first through Lyle Foster on the counter assault and depending on a few heavenly recoveries from goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, in any case they were outmatched by the Atlas Lions, who evened out through Youssef En-Nesyri right off the bat in the final part and scored a late champ by means of Ayoub El Kaabi.
Morocco get their #AFCON2023Q mission looking winning so far. They dig out from a deficit to take every one of the three focuses against South Africa.
Morocco began unequivocally and constrained South Africa onto the back foot in the initial stages, however the guests asserted the lead in the eighth moment contrary to the rules.
Debutant Sphephelo Sithole lobbed a disregard the Morocco defense from midfield and permitted Lyle Foster to spring the offside snare - the Westerlo forward held off the considerations of Achraf Hamiki, prior to striking a low shot which beat goalkeeper Yassine Bounou at his close to post.
Morocco's Youssef En-Nesyri had two extraordinary possibilities, with hardly a pause in between, to even out the game soon after the quarter hour mark, however on the two events he was denied by magnificent recoveries from Bafana goalkeeper and chief Ronwen Williams.
The SuperSport United shot-plug was in real life again on 26 minutes, keeping out a low exertion from the right of the punishment region by Aymane Barkok, as well as on 35 minutes, dismissing an abnormal, slipping endeavor from Ilias Chair.
In the 37th moment the Atlas Lions really ought to have evened out the game, with Hakimi's low cross from the right tracking down En-Nesyri, yet the striker some way or another coordinated a work wide with the goal expanding only a couple of meters before him.
The hosts rejected one more great possibility two or three minutes before the span when Tarik Tissoudali's thump down gave Selim Amallah a free volley inside the punishment region, yet he blasted a shot high over the objective.
Morocco's last opportunity of the primary half shown up in injury time when Hakimi had a sight of goal after a slip in the away side's defense, however his shot - which looked bound for the base corner - was tipped away for a corner by the great Williams.
The North Africans got in the last part where they left off in the first, and ought to have been granted a punishment in the early minutes when defender Taariq Fielies pulled off obstructing a goal-bound shot with his arm.
A balancer appeared to be unavoidable and properly showed up in the 51st moment: Sofyan Amrabat played a corner to corner to choose Romain Saiss, who headed back across the substance of goal and En-Nesyri gestured home from short proximity for 1-1.
Morocco kept on overwhelming directly following their goal, and presented any semblance of Yahya Attiat-Allah, Ayoub El Kaabi, Amine Harit and Azzeddine Ounahi to acquire new legs assault.
El Kaabi nearly put Morocco ahead on 77 minutes when he got on the finish of a slanting into the punishment region and put a header on track, however Williams mixed across to make a fine save and keep the scores level.
Notwithstanding, the 'keeper was powerless to keep out Morocco's champ on 88 minutes. Harit cut in a midsection high cross from the left flank and El Kaabi stretched out beyond his marker to clear home a fresh volley and procure a merited triumph for the Atlas Lions.
Morocco will get back to Group K activity on Monday 13 June when they play 'away' to Liberia in Casablanca. .
South Africa's booked conflict at home to Zimbabwe around the same time was dropped because of the preclusion of the Zim group.
Bafana's next matches will be home and away against Liberia in September.
Morocco (0) 2 (En-Nesyri 51', El Kaabi 88')
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