Commentary from our Observer for Morocco, Mohamed Oulaich, who went to see Morocco play against Guinea on Thursday (24 Jan):
The place went silent went Guinea scored their third goal. They were really staggering in terms of control control. Players Fodé Mansaré and Pascal Feindouno were absolutely determined. But despite that our team lost, they played beautifully. They were never discouraged. They couldn't have played better. Everyone understood why they were using the tactics they did, faced with Guinea. The best Moroccan players of the match; Aboucherouane and Chamakh, should have been awarded for their efforts.
Morocco were under pressure to repeat the same performance they gave faced with Namibia (a 5-1 victory). You have to put your all into every match to qualify. I'm still very hopeful because I think we can surprise Ghana on Monday. A quick elimination for Morocco is unimaginable for me.
All in all, we're part of a great CAN; The best I've ever seen. We're seeing great goals and incredible players of very a high standard. The favourites have really proved themselves. Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa, Angola, the Ivory Coast, Mali and even Cameroon, despite their defeat, are all still in the competition. It shows that African football has really evolved.
Go Morocco!"