{"id":26498,"date":"2026-01-04T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=26498"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:35:11","slug":"morocco-vs-tanzania-hakimi-fitness-key-as-tanzania-make-historic-afcon-knockout-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/morocco-vs-tanzania-hakimi-fitness-key-as-tanzania-make-historic-afcon-knockout-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco vs Tanzania: Hakimi Fitness Key as Tanzania Make Historic AFCON Knockout Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Neilley Claude EBESSA,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Journalist kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morocco meet Tanzania today in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations, with both teams eyeing a place in the quarter-finals. While Morocco are one of the tournament favorites, Tanzania are making history: this is their first-ever appearance in an AFCON knockout stage, adding extra significance and excitement to the clash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Morocco coach Walid Regragui provided an update on the fitness of star right-back Achraf Hakimi:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Since his injury, we\u2019ve been communicating with him. We had to make sure he plays at the right time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hakimi made a 30-minute appearance against Zambia to test his readiness without risks:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He played 30 minutes against Zambia, it was the right time without risks. Now physically, he is ready.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The final decision on whether Hakimi starts will be made just before the match:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He\u2019s a good candidate for tomorrow\u2019s game, but we\u2019ll have to see. We will make a decision this evening.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania will aim to make their knockout debut memorable with organized, disciplined play, while Morocco will look to impose their experience, attacking quality, and tactical control. A fully fit Hakimi could provide the decisive edge down the right flank for the favorites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With history on the line for Tanzania and progression for Morocco at stake, today\u2019s match promises intensity, drama, and a clash of ambition against experience.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Neilley Claude EBESSA,\u00a0 Journalist kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon Morocco meet Tanzania today in the&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":26499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,213,225,139,25,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afcon","category-athletes","category-caf","category-featured","category-fifa","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - 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