Morocco Out of the African Cup of Nations

They went to the World Cup in 1994 and 1998. They almost made it out of the group stage in France, except for the unlikely Norway win over Brazil. Now, they're out of the African tournament at the hands of Gabon.

Not that Gabon is not a good team... now.

But I just expected better of Morocco.

Tunisia was able to perform, like expected. But Morocco, even though they led Gabon 1-0 for over 50 minutes of game time, saw themselves down 2-1, in Stade d'Angondjé, within two minutes (77-79). Then, even though they equalized through a 90th-minute penalty, they disappointingly conceded a free kick, which was executed masterfully by Mbanangoye, in minute 90+7. (I wonder why the referee extended the extra time so much, though...)

So, now, like Equatorial Guinea, the hosts Gabon are also through to the quarter-finals after just two games.

Standings:
Group C

#		Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1		Gabon	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
2		Tunisia	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
3		Morocco	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0
4		Niger	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0