Morocco’s CAN 2019 Schedule Released: Lions to Face Namibia in Opener

Scheduled from June 21 to July 19 next in Egypt, this competition will see the opening match between host Egypt and the Zimbabwe team at the Cairo International Stadium, while the Moroccan team will meet its Namibian counterpart two days later, on Sunday, June 23 at 4:30 pm. The Moroccan players will surely have to prepare for the intense heat.

The second match of the Atlas Lions will take place on Friday, June 28 at 7pm against the very difficult Ivory Coast team, while Morocco’s last match is scheduled for July 1 in Cairo against the South African team.

To recall, Morocco is in Group D.

Here is the detailed schedule of all the matches:

Friday, June 21

10pm: Egypt-Zimbabwe (Group A), in Cairo

Saturday, June 22

4:30pm: DR Congo - Uganda (Group A), in Cairo
7pm: Nigeria-Burundi (Group B), in Alexandria
10pm: Guinea-Madagascar (Group B), in Alexandria

Sunday, June 23

4:30pm: Morocco-Namibia (Group D), in Cairo
7pm: Senegal-Tanzania (Group C), in Cairo
10pm: Algeria-Kenya (Group C), in Cairo

Monday, June 24

4:30pm: Côte d’Ivoire - South Africa (Group D), in Cairo
7pm: Tunisia-Angola (Group E), in Suez
10pm: Mali-Mauritania (Group E), in Suez

Tuesday, June 25

7pm: Cameroon - Guinea-Bissau (Group F), in Ismailia
10pm: Ghana-Benin (Group F), in Ismailia

Wednesday, June 26

4:30pm: Nigeria-Guinea (Group B), in Alexandria
7pm: Uganda-Zimbabwe (Group A), in Cairo
10pm: Egypt - DR Congo (Group A), in Cairo

Thursday, June 27

4:30pm: Madagascar-Burundi (Group B), in Alexandria
7pm: Senegal-Algeria (Group C), in Cairo
10pm: Kenya-Tanzania (Group C), in Cairo

Friday, June 28

4:30pm: Tunisia-Mali (Group E), in Suez
7pm: Morocco - Côte d’Ivoire (Group D), in Cairo
10pm: South Africa - Namibia (Group D), in Cairo

Saturday, June 29

4:30pm: Mauritania-Angola (Group E), in Suez
7pm: Cameroon-Ghana (Group F), in Ismailia
10pm: Benin - Guinea-Bissau (Group F), in Ismailia

Sunday, June 30

6pm: Madagascar-Nigeria (Group B), in Alexandria
6pm: Burundi-Guinea (Group B), in Cairo
9pm: Uganda-Egypt (Group A), in Cairo
9pm: Zimbabwe - DR Congo (Group A), in Cairo

Monday, July 1

6pm: South Africa - Morocco (Group D), in Cairo
6pm: Namibia - Côte d’Ivoire (Group D), in Cairo
9pm: Kenya-Senegal (Group C), in Cairo
9pm: Tanzania-Algeria (Group C), in Cairo

Tuesday, July 2

6pm: Benin-Cameroon (Group F), in Ismailia
6pm: Guinea-Bissau - Ghana (Group F), in Suez
9pm: Mauritania-Tunisia (Group E), in Suez
9pm: Angola-Mali (Group E), in Ismailia

Round of 16

Friday, July 5

6pm: 1st of Group D - 3rd of Group B/E/F, in Cairo
9pm: 2nd of Group A - 2nd of Group C, in Cairo

Saturday, July 6

6pm: 2nd of Group B - 2nd of Group F, in Alexandria
9pm: 1st of Group A - 3rd of Group C/D/E, in Cairo

Sunday, July 7

6pm: 1st of Group B - 3rd of Group A/C/D, in Alexandria
9pm: 1st of Group C - 3rd of Group A/B/F, in Cairo

Monday, July 8

6pm: 1st of Group E - 2nd of Group D, in Suez
9pm: 1st of Group F - 2nd of Group E, in Ismailia

Quarter-finals

Wednesday, July 10

6pm: quarter-final 1, in Cairo
9pm: quarter-final 2, in Cairo

Thursday, July 11

6pm: quarter-final 3, in Suez
9pm: quarter-final 4, in Cairo

Semi-finals

Sunday, July 14

6pm: semi-final 1, in Cairo
9pm: semi-final 2, in Cairo

3rd place match

Wednesday, July 17

9pm, in Cairo

Final

Friday, July 19

9pm, in Cairo