Nigeria 1 – 1 Equatorial Guinea

January 14, 2024 admin

A round-up from Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations matches with Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana all in action on day two of the tournament.

Egypt 2-2 Mozambique

Mohamed Salah scored a 97th-minute penalty to spare the blushes of Egypt as they rescued a 2-2 draw against Mozambique and denied their opponents a first-ever Africa Cup of Nations win in a Group B clash at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium.

Salah’s spot-kick went in off the post after Mozambique defender Domingos Macandza committed a foul in the box. The penalty was awarded following a VAR review.

Egypt made a fast start in Abidjan thanks to a goal inside two minutes from Mostafa Mohamed, but Mozambique made them pay for spurned opportunities by scoring twice in three second-half minutes through Witi and substitute Clesio.

But they were denied a first victory at the Cup of Nations in their 13th game as Salah kept his nerve and Egypt now look ahead to their second pool fixture against Ghana on Thursday.

Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea

Victor Osimhen scored a first-half equaliser but wasteful Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A opener with Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan on Sunday.

Iban Salvador netted a surprise opener for Equatorial Guinea against the run of play with a well-worked goal, but the lead lasted only two minutes before Napoli forward Osimhen headed Nigeria level.

The West African side dominated the chances after that but found Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesus Owono in fine form as he made several outstanding saves, to go with some poor finishing.

Nigeria next meet hosts Ivory Coast in a potentially crucial clash on Thursday, while Equatorial Guinea face Guinea-Bissau, who lost 2-0 to the Ivorians in Saturday’s tournament-opening game.

Ghana vs Cape Verde – 8pm

The Group B match between Ghana and Cape Verde takes place at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. Kick-off is at 8pm and available to watch on Sky Sports Football.