Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco are one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Historically, Morocco participated in the AFCON much later than other North African states. However, once Morocco made their debut in 1972, Morocco emerged and became a fearsome power of the tournament, becoming the second North African side to win the AFCON at 1976.[1] However, ever since the win, Morocco's best performance was only runners-up in 2004.[2] Morocco therefore, became the underachiever in the AFCON, in spite of their rich, prestigious records.

Morocco was initially scheduled to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, but was later ruled out after the fear of Ebola outbreak controversy.[3]

Overall record

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Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1957 Did not enter Did not enter
  1959
  1962 Withdrew Withdrew
  1963 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6
  1965 Did not enter Did not enter
  1968
  1970 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
  1972 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 9 6
  1974 Did not enter Did not enter
  1976 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 6 6 4 0 2 13 4
  1978 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Qualified as defending champions
  1980 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 14 5
  1982 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 4
  1984 4 1 2 1 4 2
  1986 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 1 0
  1988 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 3 Qualified as hosts
  1990 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
  1992 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 4 0 2 11 4
  1994 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 4
  1996 4 1 1 2 2 4
  1998 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 1
    2000 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 6 4
  2002 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 2 5 4
  2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 14 4 6 5 1 0 10 0
  2006 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 0 1 10 5 5 0 17 7
  2008 11th 3 1 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 6 1
  2010 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 14 13
    2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 8 2
  2013 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 2
  2015 Disqualified Originally qualified as hosts, then disqualified
  2017 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 5 1 0 10 1
  2019 Round of 16 9th 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 3 2 1 8 3
  2021 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 4 2 0 10 1
  2023 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 3 0 1 8 3
  2025 Qualified as hosts Qualified as hosts
      2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 20/35 74 29 25 20 87 66 122 66 31 25 190 84

By match

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  •   – Win
  •   – Draw
  •   – Lose
AFCON tournament Round Date Opponent Score Morocco scorers
  1972 Group stage 25 February 1972   Congo 1–1 Faras
27 February 1972   Sudan 1–1 Faras
29 February 1972   Zaire 1–1 Faras
  1976 Group stage 1 March 1976   Sudan 1–1 Fetoui, Abouali
4 March 1976   Zaire 1–0 Zahraoui
6 March 1976   Nigeria 3–1 Faras, Tazi, Chebbak
Final round 9 March 1976   Egypt 2–1 Faras, Zahraoui
11 March 1976   Nigeria 2–1 Faras, Guezzar
14 March 1976   Guinea 1–1 Makrouh
  1978 Group stage 6 March 1978   Tunisia 1–1 Amcharrat
9 March 1978   Congo 1–0 Amcharrat
11 March 1978   Uganda 0–3
  1980 Group stage 9 March 1980   Guinea 1–1 Mustapha
13 March 1980   Algeria 0–1
16 March 1980   Ghana 1–0 Labied
Semi-finals 19 March 1980   Nigeria 0–1
Third place 21 March 1980   Egypt 2–0 Labied (2)
  1986 Group stage 8 March 1986   Algeria 0–0
11 March 1986   Cameroon 1–1 Merry
14 March 1986   Zambia 1–0 Chilengi (o.g.)
Semi-finals 17 March 1986   Egypt 0–1
Third place 20 March 1986   Ivory Coast 2–3 Rhiati, Sahil
  1988 Group stage 13 March 1988   Zaire 1–1 Merry (p)
16 March 1988   Algeria 1–0 El Haddaoui
19 March 1988   Ivory Coast 0–0
Semi-finals 23 March 1988   Cameroon 0–1
Third place 23 March 1988   Algeria 1–1
(3–4 p)
Nader
  1992 Group stage 12 January 1992   Cameroon 0–1
14 January 1992   Zaire 1–1 Rokbi
  1998 Group stage 9 February 1998   Zambia 1–1 Bahja
13 January 1998   Mozambique 3–0 Chiba, Elkhattabi, Fertout
17 January 1998   Egypt 1–0 Hadji
Quarter-finals 22 January 1998   South Africa 1–2 Chiba
    2000 Group stage 25 January 2000   Congo 1–0 Bassir
29 January 2000   Tunisia 0–0
3 February 2000   Nigeria 0–2
  2002 Group stage 21 January 2002   Ghana 0–0
26 January 2002   Burkina Faso 2–1 Zerouali (2)
30 January 2002   South Africa 1–3 Benmahmoud (p)
  2004 Group stage 27 January 2004   Nigeria 1–0 Hadji
31 January 2004   Benin 4–0 Chamakh, Mokhtari, Ouaddou, El Karkouri
4 February 2004   South Africa 1–1 Safri (p)
Quarter-finals 8 February 2004   Algeria 3–1 (a.e.t.) Chamakh, Hadji, Zairi
Semi-finals 11 February 2004   Mali 4–0 Mokhtari (2), Hadji, Baha
Final 14 February 2004   Tunisia 1–2 Mokhtari
  2006 Group stage 20 January 2006   Ivory Coast 0–1
24 January 2006   Egypt 0–0
28 January 2006   Libya 0–0
  2008 Group stage 21 January 2008   Namibia 5–1 Alloudi (3), Sektioui, Zerka
24 January 2008   Guinea 2–3 Aboucherouane, Ouaddou
28 January 2008   Ghana 0–2
    2012 Group stage 23 January 2012   Tunisia 1–2 Kharja
27 January 2012   Gabon 2–3 Kharja (2)
31 January 2012   Niger 1–0 Belhanda
  2013 Group stage 19 January 2013   Angola 0–0
23 January 2013   Cape Verde 1–1 El-Arabi
27 January 2013   South Africa 2–2 El Adoua, Hafidi
  2017 Group stage 16 January 2017   DR Congo 0–1
20 January 2017   Togo 3–1 Bouhaddouz, Saïss, En-Nesyri
24 January 2017   Ivory Coast 1–0 Alioui
Quarter-finals 29 January 2017   Egypt 0–1
  2019 Group stage 23 June 2019   Namibia 1–0 Keimuine (o.g.)
28 June 2019   Ivory Coast 1–0 En-Nesyri
1 July 2019   South Africa 1–0 Boussoufa
Round of 16 5 July 2019   Benin 1–1
(1–4 p)
En-Nesyri
  2021 Group stage 10 January 2022   Ghana 1–0 Boufal
14 January 2022   Comoros 2–0 Amallah, Aboukhlal
18 January 2022   Gabon 2–2 Boufal (p), Hakimi
Round of 16 25 January 2022   Malawi 2–1 En-Nesyri, Hakimi
Quarter-finals 30 January 2022   Egypt 1–2 (a.e.t.) Boufal (p)
  2023 Group stage 17 January 2024   Tanzania 3–0 Saïss, Ounahi, En-Nesyri
21 January 2024   DR Congo 1–1 Hakimi
24 January 2024   Zambia 1–0 Ziyech
Round of 16 30 January 2024   South Africa 0–2

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Ahmed Faras 6 1972 (3), 1976 (3)
2 Youssef En-Nesyri 5 2017, 2019 (2), 2021, 2023
3 Khalid Labied 3 1980 (3)
Youssouf Hadji 2004 (3)
Youssef Mokhtari 2004 (3)
Soufiane Alloudi 2008 (3)
Houssine Kharja 2012 (3)
Sofiane Boufal 2021 (3)
Achraf Hakimi 2021 (2), 2023

Awards

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AFCON Top Scorer

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Team of the Tournament

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Squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAN – Historique : 1976, le Maroc sur le toit de l'Afrique". December 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". February 14, 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (November 11, 2014). "Morocco disqualified from next year's Africa Cup of Nations" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. ^ "CAN 2004 L'équipe type de la CAN". rfi.fr. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. ^ "Orange CAN 2012 Best XI". cafonline.com. 12 February 2012.
  7. ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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