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2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
Quarter-Final
Egypt vs Morocco
Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Yaounde, Cameroon
Sunday, 30 January 2022
Kick-off is at 18h00
Egypt will battle it out with their North African rivals Morocco in the 2021
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final match on January 30.
The Pharaohs advanced to the last eight after defeating Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in a Round of 16 encounter on January 26.
The victory extended Egypt's unbeaten run to three matches in this competition having recorded three successive victories.
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The Stallions lost their first match which was against Nigeria and they have since registered wins over Guinea-Bissau, Sudan and Ivory Coast.
Meanwhile, Morocco eased into the quarter-finals after securing a 2-1 win over Malawi in the Round of 16 match on January 25.
The win extended the Atlas Lions' unbeaten run to four matches in this competition having registered three victories and one draw.
The North African giants recorded two consecutive wins over Ghana and Comoros, before drawing with Gabon and they returned to winning ways against Malawi.
“We will remain committed and look to win the next games. We had plenty of chances and hesitated a lot," Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic said after their win over Malawi's Flames.
"I hope that in the next game we will be more effective. “I hope that the players who are injured recover and join the squad soon. We still have a lot of work ahead of us.
"We are aware that we are not at the level we want. I believe that with more games like these we can gain more confidence.”
The last meeting between Egypt and Morocco was on 18 January 2017.
Morocco grabbed the bragging rights by defeating Egypt 3-1 in the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier which was played at the Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon.
Head-to-Head (Last 29 matches)
Matches - 29
Egypt - 3
Morocco - 14
Draws - 12
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