Morocco vs Tanzania Prediction: With the impressive skills and experience of the Atlas Lions they will likely emerge victorious

Morocco's Atlas Lions are gearing up to end their drought of seventeen seasons without a breakthrough in the AFCON tournament. They will take on Tanzania at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Wednesday. Despite being one of the sides with the least appearances in the competition, the Taifa Stars will have a tough challenge ahead of them against Morocco's experienced team. It will be interesting to see if Morocco can finally break their dry spell and emerge victorious in this year's AFCON tournament.

FIFA Ranking: 13th

The Atlas Lions are one of the most consistent teams in this tournament but have managed to lift the trophy once. Morocco's last appearance in this competition earned them a 5th place finish after being knocked out by Egypt in the Quarterfinals. The Atlas Lions had a smooth sail in their qualifying round, winning three and losing once. 

The best-ranked team in Africa have won four and drawn once over their last six games across all competitions. The Atlas Lions head here following their (3-1) victory over Sierra Leone in their final preparations for the AFCON tournament. The entertaining encounter saw the Atlas Lions come from a goal down to score three times against one of the lowest-ranked sides on the continent. Morocco are the favourite to win this group, but their recent games suggest it won’t be an easy ride. 

Morocco Likely Lineup (4-4-2): Bono; Hakimi, Aguerd, Saïss, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Ziyech, Harit; El Khannouss, En-Nesyri

Key Player: Youssef En-Nesyri

FIFA Ranking: 121th

The Taifa Stars head here for just the third time and their last appearance ended abruptly, bowing out without a point in the group. Tanzania march here after wrapping up their qualifying campaign with a second-place finish. After their run in the AFCON Qualifier, Tanzania moved eight places up in the FIFA Ranking. 

Taifa Stars have picked up seven points from a combined fifteen, and their recent game ended in a (2-0) loss against Egypt.

Tanzania Likely Lineup (4-3-3): Manula; Dickson, Nondo, Mnoga, Miroshi; Msuva, Hamad, Bajana; Mbwana, Samatta, Salum

Key Player: Mbwana Ally Samatta 

Over their last four meetings, Morocco have won three, while Tanzania have managed a win. The Atlas Lions have made some progress in recent games and are one of the favourites to win this group. Walid Regragui's men will be poised to replicate their decent run at the World Cup in this competition. Morocco have one of the most consistent defenders in this continent, as their backline have been a starter for their different club sides this season. On the other hand, the Taifa Stars are dominated mainly by players from the Tanzania league, but we expect a strong performance from them in this competition. 

In their previous encounter, Morocco demonstrated their superiority on the pitch with a well-deserved (0-2) win over Tanzania, who played with only ten men. With their outstanding footballing prowess, Morocco is widely regarded as one of the strongest teams in Africa and a top contender to triumph in the upcoming AFCON tournament. We expect the Atlas Lions to get off to a flying start by getting a halftime victory for 1.82.

Morocco will definitely win and score more than a goal for 1.86.

This game is expected to produce more than two goals, as three of their previous four meetings have ended in a total of over 2.5 goals. 

Good luck!