Taarabt furious over Morocco exit

Morocco forward Adel Taarabt has expressed his anger at seeing his country suffer a group stage exit from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Atlas Lions surprisingly bowed out of the competition on Friday after being defeated 3-2 by host nation Gabon, but the QPR star admits their elimination was justified following a couple of below-par performances in Group C.

“I am very angry about our early elimination from the cup – we played terrible and we disappointed our fans,” Taarabt told Itasport.

As a result of Morocco’s failings, Taarabt revealed he wants to bounce back as quickly as possible by resuming his Premier League sojourn with QPR, who have enjoyed a recent upturn in fortunes with the appointment of Mark Hughes.

“I want to return to QPR and help the team as soon as I can. I’m happy to go back to London, but to leave without even a victory is really disappointing,” the former Lens man said.

Morocco play out their remaining group match against Niger on Tuesday.