South Africa have booked a place in the last eight of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Morocco 2-0 in the Round of 16 at Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro on Tuesday.

Despite being favourites to not only win today’s clash but the tournament itself, the Atlas Lions were unable to put the ball in the net against a South African team whose tactics appeared to be to defend in numbers and rely on few counterattacking opportunities to score.

South Africa gained more possession as the second half of the match rolled on, leading to their breakthrough. Evidence Makgopa managed to score a goal in the 55th minute.

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The Atlas Lions’ biggest scoring opportunity fell to Achraf Hakimi after South Africa’s Mothobi Mvala handled the ball in

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