Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
Morocco
Match Time & Date:
17/01/2024
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Tanzania
Title hopefuls Morocco will look to kickstart their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in style when they take on Tanzania at Stade Laurent Pokou on Wednesday afternoon. Walid Regragui’s troops defeated Sierra Leone in their last warm-up game and they are seen as favourites to beat Tanzania in the Group F opener as well. As Regragui can count on the likes of Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou, Romain Saiss, Sofyan Amrabat, and Hakim Ziyech for the showpiece tournament in Ivory Coast, home win should definitely be considered.
The Taifa Stars, on the other hand, will rely on Feisal Salum in their opener as the 26-year-old has netted seven goals in eight appearances in the Tanzanian top flight this term. Anyhow, David faces Goliath in San Pedro and, taking everything into account, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. In their last meeting in a competitive match Morocco defeated Tanzania 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Amine Harit):
Amine Harit is a French-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Schalke 04 in Bundesliga. Born in Pontoise (France) on June 18, 1997, Harit began his youth career in the suburbs of Paris, learning the football basics with Argentuil C.O.
After spending four years at Esperance Paris 19eme, the attacking midfielder moved to famous French club Paris Saint-Germain. However, he quickly returned to Esperance Paris 19eme and in 2011 he joined fellow French club Red Star. One year later he moved to Nantes, where he ended his youth career.
Amine Harit continued playing for les Canaris at senior level and after scoring one goal in 30 league games for Nantes, he signed a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Harit made two appearances for France U21 team, but he represents Morocco at senior level. The attacking midfielder, who is used as a winger as well, made his Morocco debut on October 7, 2017 against Gabon in the 2018 FIFA world cup qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Tanzania):
Affiliated to the Confederation of African Football, Tanzania national football team play their home games at National Stadium in Dar es Salam. Tanzania have yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals, but they will have a chance to prove their worth at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Taifa Stars take on Senegal at 30 June Air Defence Stadium on their debut at the African Nations Cup and they will face the likes of Algeria and Kenya in the group stages as well. Tanzania play their home games in white shirts and white shirts, whilst their away colours are white and black.
The Taifa Stars played their first ever international game against Tanganyka, with the team beating the minnows 7-0 back in 1945. The Tanzania national football team recorded their biggest win against Somalia on December 1, 1995, whilst they suffered their biggest defeat in 1956 against Kenya (0-9).
