Diallo Scores Again As Champions Ivory Coast Draw With Cameroon

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Amad Diallo scored for Ivory Coast, the defending champion of the Africa Cup of Nations, in a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Sunday, regaining them in Group F.

Diallo scored his second AFCON goal after 51 minutes of a Marrakech-trium match against Mozambique four days prior.

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Before Ghislain Konan’s deflected shot from Junior Tchamadeu to level Cameroon, the lead only lasted for five minutes.

Morocco and Ivory Coast each have four points, one more than Gabon, who defeated Gabon 3-2 in Agadir earlier.

The top two finishers in each group advance to round 16 of 16. The top four third-placed teams from the six mini-leagues also advance to the knockout stages.

On December 24, 2025, Ivory Coast’s forward #15 Amad Diallo (L) celebrates scoring the team’s first goal with the team’s #26 Yan Diomande at the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Group F football game against Mozambique at Marrakesh Stadium in Marrakech. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI/AFP)
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The conflict between the Cameroonian Indomitable Lions and the Ivorian Elephants dates back to 1970 in Sudan, and it is among the best in the AFCON.

In victories prior to the Marrakech showdown, Cameroon held a 5-1 lead. The Ivory Coast won both matches in penalty shootouts, which followed two more matches.

Three La Liga players, Jules Kounde from Barcelona and Kylian Mbappe from Real Madrid, were among the 35, 165-person crowd.

South African Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), was present at the stadium after Mozambique beat Gabon.

Diallo had a good first half chance, but he misfired after getting a cutback and fired wide.

Cameroon was in the lead at the other end when Christian Kofane hit a crossbar after Tchamadeu had already crossed midway through the half.

Diallo’s threat to the right was constant. Unmarked Vakoun Bayo crossed from one of his crosses.

Diallo made a superb sliding tackle just before half-time when Cameroon captain Nouhou Tolo burst into the box.

Franck Kessie, the captain of Ivory Coast, scored the winning goal in the second half despite a lively opening. Danny Namaso, a native of Cameroon, deflected a shot before striking the woodwork.

Diallo then broke the deadlock. Devis Epassy was denied by Konan’s left-footed strike from close range when he received a long lofted pass from the winger.