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Morocco vs Algeria | Women's Africa Cup of Nations EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | 08/15/2026 | beIN SPORTS USA
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00:02The first time two North African teams have faced each other in a medal match.
00:06The Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
00:08Morocco kicking us off and playing from left to right in their red jerseys,
00:13green shorts and red socks.
00:16Nigeria from right to left, all in white with the...
00:23And they reach the quarter-finals last year.
00:25That's a mistake at the back, and what was she thinking?
00:29That is a major let-off for Algeria in the early stages.
00:36Lana Smits-Buraghi, look at that.
00:38She could not have got the header any more wrongs in their Wafcon history.
00:43It has been Mrabet stepping up.
00:46Effort saved by Ajiun Jai, the young Senegalese goalkeeper who was retaken.
00:52Senegalese stop producing an even better save to deny Mrabet again then.
00:57The quarter-final against South Africa.
01:01Washington Spirit on the eve of this tournament.
01:04So she'll be playing her football in the NWSL in the United States next season.
01:09The quarter-final against the NWSL in the NWSL.
01:36The quarter-final against the NWSL.
01:38The quarter-final against the NWSL.
01:39And Zina picks it up.
01:42Another effort from distance from Nakash.
01:45Fellow Spain-based player Mrabet.
01:48Uzraoui into the middle.
01:50It goes!
01:51And against the post.
01:52Morocco knocking on the door.
01:5418 minutes on the clock.
01:56And that was so close.
01:58Really nice.
01:59Stryker goal from Mrabet.
02:03Ambitious.
02:0435 yards out or so.
02:07That's not fully away.
02:08Uzraoui, it didn't go out despite the claims by Balumu.
02:11Uzraoui again.
02:13Into the middle.
02:14A little deflection and behind for a corner.
02:16Smitsuragi just happy to get that anywhere and away.
02:21Ito Hart wanted it back from Uzraoui.
02:23And there's just a little conversation there.
02:36Ben Dries.
02:40This time it's Ito Hart who catches her.
02:50She stayed down.
02:52Linda Ben Dries.
02:56Making her first.
02:57Spreading it out to Udwani.
03:02Nakash.
03:03Strike a goal from Nakash.
03:05Decent hits as well that.
03:06Despite the distance,
03:07she really caught hold of that.
03:10To the defensive midfielder.
03:13Some excellent power from Nakash.
03:16And Ghazi.
03:18It was a full stretch to ensure that...
03:20It wasn't going in.
03:22It could actually float this in from distance.
03:25Up she steps from a baton just over the bar.
03:40A whole host of shots coming in from...
03:44Dancing through the midfield.
03:46This is a really good run.
03:48Azraf.
03:49Nice turn from the youngster.
03:50Nice strike as well.
03:51Oh, that's absolutely brilliant.
03:53From Kaltar Azraf.
03:55The Barcelona player.
03:58Has her very first goal of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
04:03And didn't she take it well?
04:05It was a terrific run from Ait Elhaj through the Algerian midfield.
04:10And then it came in to the teenager.
04:13A super first touch.
04:15And her second was unerring.
04:18A Morocco lead in this third-place play-off.
04:22Look at that.
04:23Skipped inside Balumu.
04:24And then just drilled it past N'Ghazi.
04:34Turned it away.
04:36A sweep of her left boot.
04:40And Morocco do indeed score.
04:42With what is their eleventh opportunity of the game.
04:47And then it was incredibly tight as it was checked at VAR.
04:51He was onside.
04:54As well, he bundled over.
05:01And Beti.
05:03Seeds the first portion of the game.
05:15And Wendia getting everything on the ball.
05:1720-year-old.
05:22To her right, Traidi in the middle.
05:25Well, she could have played in Uzraoui and chose not to.
05:29It'll be two minutes of additional time.
05:37Here's Uzraoui.
05:37They're gonna have to get on with it, Morocco.
05:40Uzraoui driving into the Algerian area.
05:43Uzraoui.
05:43Well, she thought about the shot.
05:45She's got the corner.
05:46But there's not gonna be time to take it.
05:47Because the half-time whistle goes.
05:49And she knows that was a good opportunity.
05:52And it's been very much Morocco's half.
05:56Plenty of chances from the fourth minute.
06:00Just before the 45th minute as well.
06:03But the difference made by the youngest player on the pitch.
06:0618-year-old Kauta Asraf.
06:08With her first ever goal at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations
06:11is after 37 minutes.
06:14Latching on to a fine pass and run.
06:40up.
06:43Rosar, that's a super header, and Morocco have their second.
06:49And Mariam Atik has her second of the tournament as well.
06:54An assist and a goal for Kaltar Azraf.
07:00And she rose superbly well, excellent delivery.
07:04Look at this, really good depth on it, and look how high she climbed.
07:09The centre-back for Morocco, and then guiding it just between Nghazi and the post as well for a really
07:18well-taken goal.
07:19Both have come with her head.
07:24Involved Atik, the goalscorer.
07:26Here we go, Abraham, the player down.
07:32So, Indian official Josephine Wanjiko, having a look.
07:44There was a little bump that was involving Atik.
07:52A little nudge with her left elbow when Njiko has decided,
07:58no, it's not going to stand.
08:01So, it remains at a goal to 0-0.
08:07I did wonder if Algeria would be able to come from Draidi in the middle.
08:12That'll be a Moroccan corner.
08:17And now with the delivery to Eitel Hajj.
08:21Deep from her again, up goes Benzina and Nghazi gathers.
08:27There's Beti.
08:31There's Raui, who's now switched flanks with Tagnaut.
08:47There's Raui leading with the elbow, and that's what caught Elisabeti.
08:53That's tagged out.
08:55Comes forward into the middle, it goes, and looking for Uzraoui.
08:58But Nakhash to Uzraoui, Uzraoui with the strike, always drifting away.
09:07Ita Harj still going into the middle again, Tagnaut.
09:12That'll be turned behind.
09:14I don't think she got a touch, but it was into that first ever women's World Cup.
09:18That's a better ball into the middle and hit.
09:21DJM Hd is finally called into action.
09:24And I don't think it would have counted in any case,
09:26because the flag is up for offside over on the far side.
09:30Was that from the initial cross or from the one that followed up?
09:33I suspect it may well be.
09:35Let's have a look.
09:36Well, it can't be that.
09:39So it must be for the initial ball out to the left flank.
09:45To Defer.
09:50That was a problem, I think, that Fareed Bitsiti thought he had fixed.
09:54Up goes Ajabi.
09:56I think that may well have come off a Moroccan.
10:06Either way, it's a goal kick.
10:11The Tagnaut.
10:13That's nice, into Azraf.
10:15And it's cleared away.
10:17Morocco have the corner.
10:20Nice pass, nice movement again.
10:27Tagnaut spotting the run.
10:34Is this the moment that they can actually put something on goal?
10:38It is their first strike of the game.
10:40Comes in the 74th minute.
10:47Lina Boussaha with it.
10:49She got the firepower.
10:52The accuracy.
10:54It was off to some immediate involvement for Nassi.
11:06The final goes against Nassi, 23 years of age,
11:10bases with La Havre in France.
11:14It's only her second appearance.
11:17In between her goal after 58 minutes and Oubraham's winner after 64.
11:21The other one is missed a penalty.
11:23Lina Boussaha.
11:26Checking back, and that's going to help the Moroccans.
11:30Looking for Defer.
11:31Here comes Defer to level it up, but she can't take it.
11:38The Algerians wanting a corner.
11:42Delivered deep by Defer, and there's a player in the far process.
11:45She cannot control it.
11:47Well, that was an opportunity for Algeria, which Hiri was unable to take.
11:54That's what Farid Bencetti thinks about it.
11:58Onside on this occasion.
12:01She just couldn't get the touch, and she just needed to either try and play it in on goal or
12:05square it.
12:08To Boussaha, who was three in the middle.
12:11Helen, the substitute.
12:12Into the middle it goes.
12:14Up they go Boussaha with the opportunity, which she cannot take.
12:20Well, in the last six, seven minutes, Algeria had more chances, and that was as good as it comes for
12:28them.
12:30Boussaha, who's got some good technical skills and able to keep it down.
12:36Cross with herself from Mrabet.
12:38Looking into Boussaha, who's in behind.
12:40Can she converge? She can. It's in the back of the net.
12:43And the flag stays down.
12:45And remarkably, Algeria with seven minutes left on the clock at level.
12:51They have come to life so late, they should have been dead and buried.
12:55And Morocco have paid for not taking their chances.
13:01You can look across the line.
13:02She is clearly on Boussaha.
13:05And she has fired her nation level.
13:09Oh, what a comeback from Algeria.
13:14And what a moment, and no wonder Ben Siti is smiling.
13:19And he's giving Boussaha a huge hug as well.
13:22She's just jumped into his arms.
13:25Wow.
13:28Bit of dawdling from Nakash and Daffer trying to muscle in.
13:32And then a strike comes in on goal and turned around the post by Amici in Algeria.
13:37As we tick towards the 90th minute mark.
13:41Another corner.
13:43Good strike.
13:44Five minutes of additional time there will be.
13:48Sofia Bechelet getting the strike.
13:52I'm not sure it was going in, but she had to be certain.
13:58And here's Uzraoui again.
14:01Twisting, Jinkin going down in the area wanting a penalty.
14:08Some of the Moroccan supporters.
14:10Well, we saw this from Uzraoui.
14:11Trying to play it through.
14:12That's a lovely ball and strike a goal.
14:14Oh, Algeria could have won it.
14:16Through the substitute, Ali Rash, who just couldn't guide it inside the far post.
14:22A brilliant ball inside the fullback.
14:25And look at this.
14:26And that's our circumstances.
14:30Hoping to win the Moroccans another penalty.
14:45Gazi.
14:46And Morocco.
14:48Gazi, out comes Benzina.
14:50And she's missed as well.
14:52Can they convert the rebound?
14:54Oh, it's gone away again.
14:56And Algeria is celebrating.
14:57They come off all the substitutes off the bench.
15:00The coach as well.
15:01Morocco simply cannot convert penalties at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
15:07Benzina adds her name to a long and unwanted list.
15:12And look how it was scrambled away from the Algerians.
15:17It's that.
15:18And it has ended this third place playoff.
15:21In the Total Energy's Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
15:251-1 between Morocco and Algeria.
15:27Morocco should have seen off the Algerians.
15:31But they just failed.
15:32Morocco has scored their first 15 penalties either from regulation time or in shootouts.
15:39Without any issue whatsoever.
15:49Richie and Defer.
15:57I don't know which ending has the chance to give her side the lead for the first time
16:07in this tight.
16:09Up steps Defer.
16:10And Cooley finds the bottom left-hand corner.
16:17And Algeria.
16:24Take an early advantage.
16:26Amici going the wrong way.
16:31The Algerian goalkeeper.
16:33Medwani, she's missed as well.
16:36Oh, add her name to the list.
16:38And that was a poor penalty.
16:43And Nghazi went the right way and made the save.
16:55Can give Algeria a two-goal advantage.
16:57And she's missed as well.
17:01Huge cheers and applause.
17:03And finally, the Moroccans can celebrate a missed penalty.
17:09She is comforted by both her goalkeeper and her skipper.
17:14Defer.
17:18Against Umgazi.
17:19Can she find the net?
17:20She can.
17:22Well, listen to the cheer.
17:25That is huge relief outpouring from the sands.
17:31And she's shown the way.
17:34Well, she stepped up, resumed responsibility.
17:38To restore Algeria's lead.
17:41And she sends Amici the wrong way and finds the corner of the net.
17:46And Algeria back in front.
17:51That will be it for now.
17:52And Morocco to take their third penalty.
18:00Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
18:01Can she make it 2-2?
18:06Well, she can indeed.
18:08Brilliantly done by the 22-year-old.
18:12Look at that.
18:13She went the right way, Nghazi.
18:16But enough lift on it from Butebi.
18:20Out of reach.
18:22And that was Kuta.
18:24How can she cope?
18:25Drilled and did that cross the line.
18:27I don't think it did.
18:28Superb save by Amici, who tips it onto the crossbar.
18:33And it doesn't bounce down over the line.
18:37And Morocco have a chance to go ahead.
18:39Look at that for an outstanding stop from the 36-year-old.
18:43Good power from Hezami.
18:46And a really good, solid right hand for Amici.
18:52Tension inside the Olympic Stadium.
18:57She does.
18:58She saved it.
18:59Oh, that was poor.
19:02And that's a horror moment as well.
19:05Chema Mortaggi, who was brought on, if you may remember,
19:08right in the interval between Benzina's penalty
19:15and the shooter in case Benzina missed.
19:19And she's come on, and she's missed.
19:26Bouloudou, as the whistles rain down, dribbles it into the corner,
19:32and looks at the crowd in celebration as well.
19:35And Algeria are 3-2 up.
19:37And that means that this has to go in from Nadjat Badri.
19:46Otherwise, Algeria will have taken third spot.
19:53Given everything that has been to make it 3-3.
19:58Oh, she's hit the crossbar.
19:59And she's the latest Moroccan to miss.
20:03Absolutely remarkable.
20:05Algeria takes third place in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
20:09No wonder Yasmine Rebet is shaking her head
20:12because Moroccans simply cannot score from 12 yards.
20:16They have had chance after chance after chance,
20:19and they just cannot do it.
20:20Chloé Ungarze getting all the celebrations
20:22and the hugs from her teammates for the very first time.
20:28Algeria takes third spot in the tournament.
20:31Their best ever finish there on the podium.
20:33The eighth nation ever.
20:37Tobito and take third spot.
20:40And Moroccans are going to have to go back and do some serious homework and digging
20:46into what exactly they can and simply cannot do more personally from the penalty spot.
20:55It is quite staggering, their miss.
20:57They had three misses in the shootout on Wednesday night.
21:00They've had three misses in the shootout tonight.
21:02And in regulation time of both those games, as it were, they also missed penalties.
21:07They have missed eight spot kicks in four days.
21:13Spare a thought for Jorge Wilder and his coaching staff because they have been done.
21:17Algeria have taken bronze, a shake of the head from Najat Badri.
21:22Congratulations to the Algerians.
21:24Commiserations to Morocco.
21:26They just could not do it.
21:27And I don't think they'll ever want to probably have to see a penalty come their way again because
21:33they simply cannot convert them.
21:36Absolutely incredible.
21:38Algeria go and celebrate with their small band of supporters inside the Olympic Stadium.
21:43It is heartbreak.
21:44Absolute dejection for Morocco.
21:47As you can imagine, that look really does say it all.
21:50And the Algerians, well, they will celebrate long into the night.
21:53They finished third.
21:55They've got a World Cup qualification as well to look forward to.
21:59Congratulations to them from Morocco.
22:02It is, as said, despondency intensified.
22:06It has ended here in the Moroccan capital.
22:09We're about with Algeria taking bronze and third place at the women's.
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