Morocco beats Egypt to reach semifinal

Morocco defeated Egypt 4-3 on Wednesday to secure Group B second place of the ongoing Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2021 and accompany Mozambique to the semifinals.

Mozambique shocked pre-tournament favorites Morocco and Egypt to guarantee group B top spot and leave the second ticket between the North Africans with Seychelles eliminated.

Egypt was the first to score after a superb strike from Hossam Hassan. But Morocco immediately equalized through Rabi Aboutalbi.

Morocco captain Nassim El Hadaoui made it 2-1, before Egypt restored parity again via Hassan Hussein. The rollercoaster game continued with Egypt taking the lead again via Ahmed Elshahat and Aboutalbi equalizing again for Morocco.

But it was Driss Ghannam to score the final goal five minutes from time as Morocco had the final laugh, while Egypt was sent packing.

Morocco will now face Uganda in the semifinals.