Whatever the outcome of the third-place and bronze medal match in the football competition for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games between Egypt and Morocco, at the Olympics in France, the African continent has finally secured another medal.
The Egyptian or Moroccan Olympic team is preparing to join Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon in reaching the podium, and it will be their first ever medal in football competitions in Olympiad.
Nigeria, the 1996 gold medallists, are the last nation to win a medal at the men’s edition of the tournament after claiming bronze at Rio de Janeiro 2016, while Cameroon won gold at the 2000 Olympics in Australia.
The match between the two teams will be held at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, and is a repeat of the African Youth Championship final in which Morocco beat the Pharaohs last year.
Egypt team competes for bronze for the third time
This will be the third time that the Egyptian team competes for the bronze medal, after losing 11-3 to Italy in Amsterdam 1928, then 3-1 to West Germany in Tokyo 1964.
| Egypt | Statistics | Morocco |
| 5 | Matches | 5 |
| 5 | Goals | 11 |
| 26 | Shots on goal | 24 |
| 5 | Future goals | 5 |
| 27 | Future shots | 19 |
| 2 | clean sheet | 2 |
| 1811 | Correct passes | 2229 |
| 88% | Passing accuracy | 81% |
| 44 | Successful evasions | 54 |
- The Egyptian team is the second most successful team after the French team, winning the ball from the opponent 230 times, due to the great effort of its players.
- The Egyptian team received the most shots on its goal in the Olympics, with 27 shots, while Morocco’s goal received only 19 shots.
- Morocco has a great advantage in converting its chances, as it is the second best team in the Olympics, with a 69% success rate in converting its chances.
- Morocco is the team whose players have scored the most goals with their right foot (9 goals).
- Morocco scored 5 penalties, while all other teams scored only 4 penalties.
- Morocco and Egypt conceded 5 goals, all from inside the penalty area. Morocco conceded all of its goals from open play, while Egypt conceded 4 goals from open play and one goal from a corner kick.
- Morocco’s Soufiane Rahimi is the top scorer in the Olympics with 6 goals, while Egypt’s Ahmed Sayed Zizo is the second best creator of chances with 16.
