"We're the team to beat. As the team to beat, people will try to find all sorts of reasons to say Morocco has an advantage, Regragui said after his team's 2-0 win over Cameroon in the quarterfinals Friday. list of 4 itemsend of list The only advantage that Morocco has at this Africa Cup is playing in front of 65,000 spectators. The rest is on the field, we speak on the field."
"On the field, however, Cameroon might have had two penalties if experienced referee Dahane Beida hadn't decided in favour of the home team. Morocco defender Adam Masina was involved in both, appearing to catch Bryan Mbuemo's right boot after missing the ball when Cameroon was trying to level the match, then, in the final minutes, appearing to strike Etta Eyong's head with his elbow in the penalty area."
Morocco progressed to the AFCON semifinals after beating Cameroon 2-0 in the quarterfinals. Coach Walid Regragui angrily rejected suggestions that Morocco is benefiting from favourable refereeing decisions while hosting the tournament. Regragui said the only advantage Morocco has is playing in front of 65,000 spectators and insisted results are decided on the field. Cameroon might have had two penalties involving Morocco defender Adam Masina, who appeared to catch Bryan Mbuemo’s boot and later strike Etta Eyong’s head with his elbow, but referee Dahane Beida did not award either. Beida also did not show Bilal El Khannouss a second yellow card, and Regragui referenced a prior suspension from the previous edition.
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