0-0: A very modest Comoros score the first point.

Comoros Facing the hosts in the opening game of the Africa Cup, they have already given a good image. Morocco (2-0) And today, the team from the Indian Ocean archipelago, with a population of 800,000, is classified 109th in the FIFA rankings, but dropped points with a draw in Group A. Zambia At the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca. This is the first time they have won 0 and lost 15 games since the start of the tournament.

Morocco, The team, who will later face Mali, are considered favorites as one of the first two places in the group to advance to the finals, but third place could also follow. Zambia and Comoros, who earned two points after a 1-1 win against Mali, will play Morocco and Mali respectively on Monday for the third and final day of the tournament for the final chance to qualify.

Goal canceled due to VAR against Comoros

A very modest Comoros team, participating in the African Cup for the second time, surprised Zambia in the early stages of the match by dominating the match, but Zambia could not find their place on the field and even got ahead on the scoreboard, but their goal was canceled out by the referee. Ahmad Heelalal (Mauritius), After appealing to VAR due to a stomping foul at the start of play. Yassin Burhane to Owen Tembo.

This foul was very obvious in the theft of the ball in their own half and nullified a great attack down the left that followed. Rafiki said, That death pass pushed him into the empty net. Mizianu Maorida.

Daka, you have no choice

The best chance of the first half came in the 19th minute. Comoros started to play better and better, but 2012 champions Zambia tied the game. The second half was very open and both teams had chances, but although the tone was the same, they lacked the ‘punch’ in the final meters.

Patson Daka in front of leicester And Zambia’s most outstanding player, who scored the equalizer in stoppage time on his debut against Mali (1-1), had no choice today.

It was a mistake by Zambia’s goalkeeper, but the goal was avoided.

There was only one shot on target in the whole match, but in the final development Comoros had a very clear chance as a goalkeeper. Willard Mwanza I made a mistake in measuring the center of the appropriate chop. Yusuf Machangama It turned out to be deadly, Faiz Selemani He took the shot, the ball went over the crossbar and the Zambia goal was completely unguarded.

The draw was unsatisfactory for both teams, but Zambia stepped up their attack and finished the match in better shape in search of a win closer to the round of 16.