In the first match of the Africa Cup of Nations Group F, Morocco and Tanzania faced each other at the Laurent Pokou Stadium. Morocco defeated its opponent 3-0 and started the tournament with a victory. The goals that brought Morocco the victory: Romain Saiss, who played for Beşiktaş for a while, scored in the 30th minute, Ounahi in the 77th minute and Youssef En Nesyri in the 80th minute. On the other hand, Hakim Ziyech, who started the match in Morocco in the first 11, remained on the field for 81 minutes. Ziyech was replaced in the 81st minute by El Kaabi, who played for Hatayspor for a while.
Tanzanian Mbwana Samatta, who played for Fenerbahçe for a while, started the match in the first 11 and stayed on the field for 69 minutes. Faisal Salum entered the game in the 69th minute instead of the experienced striker. In Tanzania, Dismas left his team with 10 men with the red card he received after the second yellow card in the 70th minute.