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Manchester Unitedof Amad Diallo Goal achieved, but Cameroon fight back to Ivory Coast drew 1-1 at the Africa Cup of Nations in Marrakech.
In the 51st minute of the Group F match, Amad received a long pass and shot from the edge of the penalty area, giving the Ivory Coast team the lead.
The lead lasted just five minutes when Junior Chamadou’s shot was cleverly deflected off Ghislaine Konan and into the net.
In the first half, Konan accidentally came close to scoring on the right end when his long pass deceived Cameroon goalkeeper Devis Epasi and landed on the crossbar.
Cameroon also hit the woodwork before Christian Kofane broke through and Brian Mbemo A vicious free kick just missed the goal.
Both sides are currently unbeaten, with 4 points from two games.
Elsewhere in Group F, Mozambique The team won their first African Cup victory with a thrilling 3-2 victory Gabon to keep their hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds alive.
Mozambique was defeated by Côte d’Ivoire in the opening game and scored twice before half-time, with a header from Faizal Bangal and a penalty kick from Jeni Katamo.
Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang A goal was pulled back before the break but Diogo Carrera restored a two-goal cushion just after half-time and it was ultimately enough for Mozambique to seal their first win of the tournament at the 17th try, although Alex Muktu-Musonda halved the deficit again with 14 minutes remaining.
Algeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 and advanced to the top 16 along with Nigeria and Egypt. Riyad MahrezA first-half penalty proved the difference.
Algeria captain Mahrez scored his third goal of the World Cup in the 23rd minute after Ismahira Ouedraogo fouled Rayan Ait Nouri from the penalty spot, sealing victory for the Group E leaders who now have six points.
Burkina Faso defeated Equatorial Guinea in their opening match and will now meet Sudan to decide who joins Algeria in the top two, with Sol Koko’s own goal helping Sudan take three valuable points from a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea earlier in the day.