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Elsewhere within the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, Cameroon and Ivory coast draw 1-1, whereas Sudan see off Equatorial Guinea.

Mozambique have claimed a historic first victory within the Africa Cup of Nations, respiration new life into their marketing campaign after overcoming Gabon 3-2 in Agadir, whereas Algeria have booked their place within the final 16 of AFCON with a slender win over Burkina Faso.

Crushed of their match curtain-raiser by Ivory Coast, Mozambique scored twice earlier than half-time of their Group F sport on Sunday as Faizal Bangal headed house and Geny Catamo netted from the penalty spot.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea ahead Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled one again for Gabon earlier than the break, however Diogo Calila restored Mozambique’s two-goal cushion. It was finally sufficient to seal a maiden win for Mozambique on this match on the seventeenth try, regardless of Gabon’s Alex Moucketou-Moussounda pulling one again.

Elsewhere within the group, defending champions Ivory Coast ‍took ‍a lead that lasted solely 5 minutes earlier than Cameroon equalised to safe a 1-1 ⁠draw of their heavyweight conflict on Sunday.

Amad Diallo scored for a second successive sport to ‍open ⁠the scoring for the Ivorians within the 51st minute, however full-back Junior Tchamadeu levelled for Cameroon with the assistance of a deflection ​within the 56th ‌minute at Marrakesh Stadium.

Cameroon and the Ivory Coast, who’ve eight AFCON titles ‌between them, now share the lead in ‌Group F with ⁠4 factors apiece, adopted by Mozambique on three.

Gabon have to win their closing group sport to have any probability of reaching the knockout levels as probably the greatest third-placed groups.

Algeria have secured their place within the final 16 after a Riyad Mahrez penalty gave them a 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso.

Captain Mahrez transformed from the spot halfway via the primary half on the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat on Sunday and Algeria then held on to win a bruising contest in opposition to a decided Burkina outfit.

The penalty that determined the sport was awarded when Manchester Metropolis’s Rayan Ait-Nouri was bundled over.

Mahrez made no mistake together with his Twenty third-minute kick as he adopted his brace within the opening 3-0 defeat of Sudan to take his tally at this Cup of Nations to a few targets. The previous Leicester Metropolis and Manchester Metropolis winger, showing at his sixth AFCON, now has 9 targets on the match, an Algerian file.

Pierre Landry Kabore, the Hearts striker, got here near equalising for Burkina Faso with a header from a nook, earlier than Mahrez teed up Mohamed Amoura for a shot that was saved by goalkeeper Herve Koffi on the finish of an Algerian breakaway in first-half stoppage time.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Ibrahim Maza twice did not convert good alternatives within the second half whereas substitute Georgi Minoungou fired simply over as Burkina Faso pushed unsuccessfully for an equaliser.

Algeria, African champions in 1990 and in 2019, have the utmost six factors after two video games in Group E and are but to concede a aim, with Vladimir Petkovic’s facet dwelling as much as their billing as one of many pre-tournament favourites.

Burkina Faso and Sudan come subsequent on three factors every however play one another within the closing spherical of group video games on Wednesday – meaning Algeria are assured  a top-two end even when they lose their closing outing in opposition to presently pointless Equatorial Guinea.

Sudan boosted their possibilities of qualifying for the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after a Saul Coco personal aim gave them a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea.

Unfortunate Torino centre-back Coco noticed the ball come off him and ricochet into the web within the 74th minute in Casablanca when his teammate Luis Asue tried to clear a Sudan free-kick.

Sudan gained the Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 however that is simply their second victory in 18 matches throughout six appearances on the match since then.