AFCON 2025
Cote d’Ivoire began their title defense with a slim but quite convincing win ever Mozambique in Marrakech on Wednesday evening.
The Elephants were quite wasteful in front of goal but managed to out one in to claim maximum points and a clean sheet.
Manchester United winger, Amad Diallo scored a minute into the second half as he pounced Franck Kessie’s pass in the box to register the only goal of the tie.
Earlier on, Algeria started off with a brilliant win ever Sudan. Captain of the Desert Foxes, Riyad Mahrez bagged a brace while 2020-year-old youngster Ibrahim Maza scored first first goal for Algeria in the 3-0 win.
Burkina Faso scored twice in added time to seal a late 2-1 over Equatorial Guinea in the first game of the day.
Georgi Minoungou and Edmond Tapsoba scored within three of the five added minutes to compete a dramatic turnaround for the 2013 finalists.
Five-time champion, Cameroon also started the competition on a winning note.
Karl Etta Eyong’s six minute opener was enough for the Indomitable Lions to pick all three points against a goal-shy Gabonese team led by veteran striker, Perrie-Emerick Aubameyang.
