Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group D - Morocco v Ivory Coast - Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - June 28, 2019 Morocco's Achraf Hakimi in action with Ivory Coast's Franck Kessie REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Morocco reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations 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.
Youssef En-Nesyri’s 23rd-minute goal ensured a second win in Group D for Morocco, who move onto six points and join fellow heavyweights Algeria, Egypt and Nigeria with a 100 percent record.
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