{"id":647358,"date":"2019-06-29T00:34:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"post-1216514\"><!-- .entry-header --><div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\">\n\t\t<p>Cairo \u2013 Morocco reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating Ivory Coast 1-0 on Friday to serve notice that they are "},"modified":"2019-06-29T00:34:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T00:34:22","slug":"2019-afcon-morocco-beat-ivory-coast-to-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/29\/2019-afcon-morocco-beat-ivory-coast-to-advance\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 AFCON: Morocco beat Ivory Coast to advance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1216514\"><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>Cairo \u2013 Morocco reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after beating Ivory Coast 1-0 on Friday to serve notice that they are one of the sides to beat at the tournament in Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_474397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474397\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-474397 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"AFCON\" width=\"342\" height=\"250\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/nation-cup.jpg\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-474397\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561768462_94_nation-cup.jpg\" alt=\"AFCON\" width=\"342\" height=\"250\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-474397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFCON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Youssef En-Nesyri\u2019s 23rd-minute goal ensured a second win in Group D for Morocco, who move onto six points and join fellow heavyweights Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria with a 100 per cent record.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>Hatred, revenge are not legitimate ways to ensure quick, effective justice \u2014Pope<span class=\"A11yNotice-u1v0gg-0 dWDZbM\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The win came after a polished performance by the North African side, one of the pre-tournament favourites but whose only success in the continental championship came 43 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon soccer team delays departure for AFCON over pay dispute<span class=\"A11yNotice-u1v0gg-0 dWDZbM\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The goal was brilliantly crafted by Noureddine Amrabat\u2019s mazy run as he eliminated four players, before a short \u2018no-look\u2019 pass set up En-Nesyri for a left-footed finish. 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