Manchester United’s Amad Diallo scored for a second successive sport as defending champions Ivory Coast drew 1-1 with Cameroon on the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
In one of many heavyweight contests of the match to this point, the Ivorians led for simply 5 minutes earlier than full again Junior Tchamadeu levelled for Cameroon with the assistance of a deflection in the 56th minute on the Grande Stade Marrakech.
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The nations, who’ve eight ⁠Cup of Nations titles between them, now share the lead ​in Group F with 4 factors apiece, adopted by Mozambique ⁠on three.
Gabon, gained misplaced ​3-2 earlier on Sunday to ⁠Mozambique in Agadir, have been eradicated because of the attract Marrakech.
Afcon fixtures and outcomes
(All kick-off occasions GMT)
Sunday, December 21
Morocco 2 Comoros 0
Monday, December 22
Mali 1 Zambia 1Egypt 2 Zimbabwe 1South Africa 2 Angola 1
Tuesday, December 23
Nigeria 2 Tanzania 1Tunisia 3 Uganda 1Senegal 3 Botswana 0Democratic Republic of Congo 1 Benin 0
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Wednesday, December 24
Algeria 3 Sudan 0Burkina Faso 2 Equatorial Guinea 1Ivory Coast 1 Mozambique 0Cameroon 1 Gabon 0
Friday, December 26
Egypt 1 South Africa 0Angola 1 Zimbabwe 1Zambia 0 Comoros 0Morocco 1 Mali 1
Saturday, December 27
Benin 1 Botswana 0Senegal 1 DR Congo 1Uganda 1 Tanzania 1Nigeria 3 Tunisia 2
Sunday, December 28
Gabon 2 Mozambique 3Equatorial Guinea 0 Sudan 1Algeria 1 Burkina Faso 0Ivory Coast 1 Cameroon 1
Monday, December 29
Angola vs Egypt, 4pmZimbabwe vs South Africa, 4pmComoros vs Mali, 7pmZambia vs Morocco, 7pm
Tuesday, December 30
Tanzania vs Tunisia, 4pmUganda vs Nigeria, 4pmBenin vs Senegal, 7pmBotswana vs Congo DR, 7pm
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Wednesday, December 31
Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria, 4pmSudan vs Burkina Faso, 4pmGabon vs Ivory Coast, 7pmMozambique vs Cameroon, 7pm
Saturday, January 3
Spherical of 16: TBC vs TBC, 4pmRound of 16: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
Sunday, January 4
Spherical of 16: TBC vs TBC, 4pmRound of 16: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
Monday, January 5
Spherical of 16: TBC vs TBC, 4pmRound of 16: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
Tuesday, January 6
Spherical of 16: TBC vs TBC, 4pmRound of 16: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
Friday, January 9
Quarter-final: TBC vs TBC, 4pmQuarter-final: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
Saturday, January 10
Quarter-final: TBC vs TBC, 4pmQuarter-final: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
Wednesday, January 14
Semi-final: TBC vs TBC, 5pmSemi-final: TBC vs TBC, 8pm
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Sunday, January 18
Last: TBC vs TBC, 7pm
How are you going to watch matches on the Africa Cup of Nations?
All matches are being broadcast within the UK on both Channel 4, 4seven, All 4 or Channel 4 Sport YouTube.
Which Premier League gamers are at Afcon?
Arguably the most important title in African soccer, Mohamed Salah has linked up with the Egypt squad . No different gamers have left Anfield for the match, giving the membership a take a look at what life after Salah could also be like.
Manchester Metropolis’s Omar Marmoush joins him with Egypt, having struggled for minutes after a knee harm in September. Metropolis will hope that Afcon can flip final season’s flashes of brilliance into constant performances.
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Some fanbases shall be relieved to not lose key gamers. Newcastle United supporters will hope Yoane Wissa can kickstart his profession on Tyneside after he was disregarded of DR Congo’s squad.
Antoine Semenyo’s Ghana didn’t qualify, permitting Bournemouth to maintain maintain of their high scorer but additionally clearing the way in which . He shall be in motion in opposition to England on the World Cup.
Nevertheless, of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui have joined Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco, respectively.
Carlos Baleba, the one Brighton participant to have appeared in each sport throughout all competitions this season, joined Mbeumo with Cameroon. They arrive in extraordinary circumstances after Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroonian Soccer Federation, sacked supervisor Marc Brys over alleged “subterfuge”.
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Sunderland misplaced six of their African gamers to Afcon. Ex-Atletico Madrid full-back, Reinildo Mandava will play in Mozambique’s opening sport in opposition to an Ivory Coast facet with out Sunderland team-mate, Simon Adingra, after the winger was surprisingly disregarded.
Lyle Foster travelled with South Africa, leaving relegation-threatened Burnley, as did Tunisia’s Hannibal Mejbri.
Fulham misplaced three gamers to the Nigeria squad: Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze. The latter scored two objectives in Fulham’s sensational nine-goal sport in opposition to
Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze celebrates the second of his two objectives for Fulham in opposition to Manchester Metropolis earlier this month – Getty Photographs/Justin Setterfield
Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye are two of six Senegalese gamers within the Premier League, all of whom travelled in a squad boasting ex-Premier League names like Sadio Mané and Kalidou Koulibaly.
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