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Côte d’Ivoire came from 2 goals down to hit already eliminated Gabon 3-2 successful Group F astatine nan Africa Cup of Nations connected Wednesday arsenic nan teen Bazoumana Touré’s headed victor successful added clip successful Marrakech handed them apical spot successful nan pool.
The Ivorians vanished connected 7 points from their 3 games, up of Cameroon connected extremity quality aft nan second hit third-placed Mozambique.
Gabon were eliminated aft nan 2nd matchday aft successive defeats and were without their injured talisman, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but first-half goals from Guélor Kanga and Denis Bouanga gave them a 2-0 lead.
Emerse Faé’s broadside pulled a extremity backmost done Jean-Philippe Krasso, past forced an equaliser via Evann Guessand pinch six minutes remaining earlier Touré sealed nan triumph that sets up a last-16 crippled against Burkina Faso successful Marrakech adjacent Tuesday.
Christian Kofane announced his presence connected nan world shape pinch a stunning victor arsenic Cameroon came from down to hit Mozambique 2-1.
The 19-year-old from Bayer Leverkusen was making only his 2nd quality for nan Indomitable Lions, having turned down call-ups earlier this play to ore connected his first Bundesliga play wherever he has already been making an impact. Cameroon allowed him to enactment astatine Leverkusen until nan eve of nan tourney successful Morocco pinch his first caps overmuch anticipated.
Mozambique went up successful nan 23rd infinitesimal done Geny Catamo but Cameroon equalised 5 minutes later done a Nené ain goal.
After squandering respective half chances early on, Kofane thrashed location a rocket-like effort from nan separator of nan area successful nan 55th infinitesimal to triumph nan game. Five-time Cup of Nations winners Cameroon vanished pinch six points but down Côte d’Ivoire connected goals scored.
Cameroon will now play South Africa connected Sunday, while Mozambique look Nigeria connected Monday.
Burkina Faso booked 2nd spot successful Group E pinch a 2-0 triumph complete Sudan successful Casablanca, pinch goals from Lassina Traoré and Arsène Kouassi arsenic their opponents squandered a penalty.
Traoré put Burkina Faso up aft 16 minutes, rising to meet a looping transverse from Stephane Aziz Ki and steering his header wrong nan acold post. Sudan squandered a aureate chance to level erstwhile Hervé Koffi, Burkina Faso’s goalkeeper, fouled Al-Jezoli Nouh successful nan box, only for him to resistance nan resulting punishment wide.
That miss was compounded by further wasted opportunities, and Burkina Faso made judge of nan points arsenic Kouassi raced connected to a walk from Dango Ouattara and slipped nan shot past nan goalkeeper from 15 yards.
Burkina Faso vanished connected six points from 3 matches, 3 down nan group winners, Algeria, who beforehand pinch a cleanable record. Sudan, meanwhile, advancement arsenic 1 of nan 4 champion third-placed teamsand look a daunting trial against 2021 champions, Senegal, successful Tangier connected Saturday.
Algeria kept up their winning tally astatine nan finals, making it 3 retired of 3 successful Group E arsenic they hit Equatorial Guinea 3-1 to affirm their position among nan tourney favourites.
Goals successful nan first half from Zineddine Belaïd, Farès Chaïbi and Ibrahim Maza secured a comfortable triumph for a second-string broadside astatine nan Stade Moula El Hassan, pinch seasoned Emilio Nsue pulling 1 backmost for Equatorial Guinea aft nan break.
Algeria were already confirmed arsenic group winners aft beating Burkina Faso connected Sunday to group up a last-16 gathering pinch nan Democratic Republic of nan Congo, enabling them to make 9 changes for Wednesday’s game.
Equatorial Guinea vanished past successful Group E without immoderate points, incapable to reprise their elephantine sidesplitting heroics of nan erstwhile tournament.
