M’Bark Boussoufa’s last-minute goal sent Morocco through as group winners and left the fate of a toothless South Africa very much in the balance
Right then, I’m off. It was, well, not the best. Morocco win Group D, and Ivory Coast follow them into the round of 16. Whether South Africa will join them there remains to be seen, but whether they’d be likely to distinguish themselves if they did is something we probably already know. Bye!
There were 34 free kicks. Not as many in the second half as there had been in the first, but certainly more than enough. South Africa committed 22 of those fouls.
Written by Simon Burnton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/jul/01/south-africa-v-morocco-africa-cup-of-nations-2019-namibia-ivory-coast-live under the title “South Africa 0-1 Morocco: Africa Cup of Nations 2019 – as it happened”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
