Morocco vs South Africa Prediction & Betting Tips (30 January)

South Africa, on the other hand, only managed to qualify for the round of 16 with a lot of trouble. The 2010 World Cup hosts recorded one win, one draw and one defeat in the group stage. What is depressing is the fact that Bafana Bafana have only scored in one game.

This brings us to the South Africans' biggest problem, as the Broos team is mostly harmless on offense.

Morocco has one of the most complete and talented squads in the CAN. Walid Regragui can count on experienced players like Ziyech (Galatasaray), En-Nesyri (Seville), Amine Harit (OM), Amrabat (Manchester United), Saïss (Al-Shabab) or even the Parisian right-back, Achraf Hakimi . The Moroccan selection also has talented young players like Ounahi (OM), scorer of a goal during this CAN, or Adli (Bayer Leverkusen). On the other hand, the hopeful Aboukhlal is not part of the group, injured since the start of the season with Toulouse. Also absent at the start of the year, Mazraoui could make his return against South Africa.

For his part, only two South African players play outside their country. In this group, it is the duo Evidence Makgopa (Orlando) and Themba Zwane (Mamelodi) who take the offensive reins. The first made an assist while the second scored twice in the victory against Namibia. South Africa's captain is experienced goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.