AFCON Showdown Ends 1-1 as Ivory Coast and Cameroon Grab a Point in Marrakech
28 December 2025
Match Snapshot
Defending champions Ivory Coast faced Cameroon in a 1-1 draw on Sunday evening at Marrakech's Grand Stadium, in the second matchday of the Africa Cup of Nations group stage.
The first half ended goalless.
In the 48th minute, Ivory Coast looked to go ahead through Franck Kessié, but the referee disallowed the goal after a foul by Cameroon.
Amad Diallo then broke the deadlock in the 51st minute with a superb strike from outside the box.
Five minutes later, Cameroon equalized thanks to an own goal by Ivory Coast's Gislan Konan.
Standings and Context
Ivory Coast’s point tally rose to four, keeping them at the top of Group Six, level with Cameroon. Mozambique sat third with three points, while Gabon remained bottom with zero.
These results keep the group tightly contested as the tournament progresses.
Punchline time: if football were a library, this match would be a cliffhanger with a bookmark that refuses to stay in place. And if you thought the ball had commitment issues, wait until the referee's whistle gets drafted into a romance novel.
