Morocco book place in home Afcon final as Bounou denies Nigeria in shootout

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Source: theguardian.com
Morocco book place in home Afcon final as Bounou denies Nigeria in shootout

Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final on penalties, beating Nigeria 4-2 in the final shootout after their semi-final ended goalless after extra time.

Yassine Bounou saved two spot kicks for the tournament hosts, keeping out Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi’s efforts. Nigeria keeper Stanley Nwabali denied Hamza Igamane with the first save of the shootout, but it proved to be in vain.

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