Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 22 February 1998 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Morocco 1–2 South Africa (22 Feb 1998): Result & Goals
Goals
- 22'
Benni McCarthySouth Africa - 36'
Saïd ChibaMorocco - 79'David NyathiSouth Africa
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Morocco winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is the first recorded meeting between Morocco and South Africa.
- Morocco won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- South Africa won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Morocco 1805, South Africa 1654 — Morocco were favourites.
Morocco: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Egypt17 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Mozambique13 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Zambia9 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Niger5 Feb 1998 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Angola14 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 4–1 vs Namibia16 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast11 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Angola8 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–3 vs Namibia24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup Qualification
- 3–4 vs Uruguay17 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup