Morocco and Cape Verde will be in search of their first Africa Cup of Nations win, in Group A, when they meet on Wednesday evening.
After Match Day One it is all square in the group in which each team sits on a point each, after they were held to goalless draws against their respective opponents on Saturday evening.
It was quite a debut in the tournament for Cape Verde, who took part in the tournament’s opening game against the hosts South Africa.
One thing which stood out for the Blue Sharks was their tenacity when coming up against Bafana Bafana.
Rather than crumbling under the watchful eye of thousands of Bafana Bafana fans, they managed to hold out and produce their first ever point of the tournament.
They will look to do even better when they come up against a Moroccan side who were left frustrated at their own misgivings against Angola.
Despite capturing the flowing and tactical style of European football, the Atlas Lions missed the presence of their talisman, Younes Belhanda, from the first whistle and failed to produce the goods.
A second half onslaught by Angola was dealt with by their impressive defensive unit, which is rarely seen conceding goals, while the Montpellier star came onto the field late on and showed why the squad relies on him.
Should he be fit enough to start from the beginning Morocco could very well take home the win, but this year’s debutants are by no means an easy team to overcome, as Cameroon well know, and they could stir up a surprise should they breach the defensive walls of Morocco.
