Host country of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), Cameroon will face, on Wednesday February 3, in the semi-final, Morocco, defending champion and favorite of the competition. 

After beating the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous round (2-1), the Indomitable Lions believe they are ready to overcome the Moroccan team which eliminated Zambia (3-1).

As reported by the Atlas Lions website, Cameroonian coach Martin Ndtoungou Mpilé said he had the recipe for beating his opponents: “I am not going to reveal our strategy to you, I have taken notes.

Nevertheless, the state of mind is good, we will enter the match with the same commitment we had against the DRC, the same determination and we will see later.

But know that it will be a good opposition against Morocco. "

“Morocco has a collective.

Technically, they circulate the ball well with good retention and good individuality.

Now you have to solve this problem when you play against such a team, ”he added to local media. 

Cameroonians should all be especially wary of Moroccan striker Soufiane Rahimi, 24, one of the revelations of the competition, according to the Afrik.com site.

The player has signed three goals in four matches played and is tied as co-top scorer with Guinean Yakhouba Gnagna Barry.

"The attacker from Raja de Casablanca is already attracting the attention of clubs in Gulf countries, following his good performance in this African Nations Championship (CHAN)", underlines Afrik.com.  

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An open derby

In the other semi-final, Guinea, victorious over Rwanda 1-0, meets Mali, who had to go to penalties to get rid of Congo (0-0, 5-4 tab).

As in 2016, the national Syli managed to reach the semi-finals and this time hopes to obtain, for the first time, his ticket for a CHAN final.

This West African derby between Guineans and Malians promises to be a particularly open match. 

As for the Mali team, which is invited to the last four of the competition for the second time in its history in six editions, it is time for concentration.

"We did our best to get to the semi-final by drawing on our strengths until we got to the penalties. Now the most important thing for us is to recover well and wait for our next opponent for the next round", thus summary Nouhoum Diané, the Eagles coach, after their qualification, as reported by Panafrican football.

To talk about the level of the competition, I think the level is high with teams that stand out.

Tactically, the formations have evolved and this is only beneficial for the African continent, '' he added.

Semi-finals on February 3:

In Douala (4:00 p.m.): Mali - Guinea

In Limbé (8:00 p.m.): Morocco - Cameroon

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