Cameroon also lost to Mozambique on Wednesday, but Christian Kofane’s thunderbolt earned a 2-1 victory.
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Ivory Coast and Cameroon, the reigning champions, finished with a plus-two goal difference. The Ivorians won the matchup with Cameroon and the Ivorians, who scored five goals.
The last 16 lineup was finished with the results. Burkinabe will face Burkinabe, Cameroon will face South Africa, and Mozambique will face Nigeria.
Ivory Coast took the lead in Marrakech with a two-goal lead midway through the first half before the title-holders cut the deficit just before the break to tie the score at 2-1 at half-time.
Guelor Kanga scored for the Gabonese Panthers after 11 minutes, scoring after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the team’s most famous player, had returned to France to recover from a thigh injury.
Three days prior, Gabon was cut out of the race to qualify for the knockout stage with a score of 3-2 against Mozambique.
On the 21st minute, Los Angeles-based Denis Bouanga scored his first goal of the tournament, putting Ivory Coast even further in the lead.
Wilfried Zaha, a former Crystal Palace winger who was called up for the AFCON after missing the storied 2024 campaign, set up Jean-Philippe Krasso for the opening goal on 44 minutes.
Midway through the second half, the defending champions defeated Franck Kessie and Zaha, but Amad Diallo, who had scored in the previous two group games, remained on the bench.
Oumar Diakite, who had been yellow-carded, was walking a disciplinary tightrope when he was replaced with Manchester United winger Diallo on 76 minutes.
With six minutes of regular time remaining, Evann Guessand added another substitute. When Sebastien Haller, who was injured, withdrew from the squad, he was a late addition.
Roger Milla and Samuel Eto’o, two legendary Camerooners, were present in Agadir’s southern coastal city to witness Mozambique take a surprise lead in 23 minutes.
A low shot from Sporting, a leader in Portugal, was unleashed by Geny Catamo in front of goalkeeper Devis Epassy and soared just inside the left post.
Five minutes into the final five minutes, Feliciano “Nene” Jone conceded an own goal to set up Cameroon’s equalizing goal.
Goalkeeper Ivane Urrubal blocked the ball, which fumbled to Frank Magri as he battled two unmarked Cameroonian attackers.
Magri hit the post, but Nene was the only one to squander the ball into the Mozambican net as he attempted to clear it.
Ten minutes later, Cameroon scored the ball again, but Christian Kofane, a 19-year-old from Germany, was declared offside.
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