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Rabat, Morocco (TMT)- Morocco’s football national team made it to the next stage of the Afcon 2017 competition, the quarter-finals, as runners up of the third group after beating title holders Ivory Coast 1-0
Substitute Rachid Alioui scored the only goal of the game, a magnificent screamer from 25 yards.
DR Congo won 3-1 to advance to the next stage of the competition as group winners.
Morocco did not advance to the quarter finals since 2004, where they went on to lose the final 2-1 against hosts Tunisia.
A draw was enough for Morocco to qualify to the next stage, but a compact defense and a successful counter-attack earned them the full mark, 3 points.
Morocco could have scored early when Fajr hit the bar from a 30 yards free-kick.
19-year-old full-back Hamza Mendyl could have scored a second goal from a counter-attack at the end of the game, but his shot hit the side netting.
Morocco will face the winner of Group D.
The Morocco Times.
