Factfiles of African Nations Championship (CHAN) finalists Mali and Morocco ahead of title decider at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde Sunday (aet denotes after extra time):
Mali
Usual team: Djigui Diarra; Issaka Samake, Yacouba Doumbia, Mamadou Doumbia, Siaka Bagayoko; Moussa Kyabou, Sadio Kanoute; Demba Diallo, Ibrahim Sidibe, Moussa Ballo; Moussa Kone
Captain: Diarra, goalkeeper
Coach: Nouhoum Diane (MLI)
Results: Group A – Burkina Faso 1-0, Cameroon 1-1, Zimbabwe 1-0; quarter-finals – Congo Brazzaville 0-0 aet, 5-4 penalties; semi-finals – Guinea 0-0 aet, 5-4 penalties
Scorers: 1 – Bagayoko, Diallo, Samake
Previous appearances: 2011 – first round, 2014 – quarter-finals, 2016 – runners-up
Tournament record: P18 W8 D6 L4 F17 A15
Morocco
Usual team: Anas Zniti; Omar Namsaoui, Soufiane Bouftini, Abdelmounaim Boutouil, Hamza el Moussaoui; Mohammed Ali Bemammer; Noah Wail, Yahya Jabrane, Abdelilah Hafidi, Soufaine Rahimi; Ayoub el Kaabi
Captain: El Kaabi, forward
Coach: Houcine Ammouta (MAR)
Results: Group C – Togo 1-0, Rwanda 0-0, Uganda 5-2; quarter-finals – Zambia 3-1; semi-finals – Cameroon 4-0
Scorers: 5 – Rahimi; 2 – Bemammer, El Kaabi; 1 – Bouftini, Jabrane, El Moussaoui, Lukwayo (UGA) – own goal
Previous appearances: 2014 – quarter-finals, 2016 – first round, 2018 – champions
Tournament record: P18 W11 D5 L2 F40 A13
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