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Cameroon and defending champions Côte d’Ivoire shared the spoils in a pulsating 1–1 draw in their second Group F Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) fixture, at the Grand Stade de Marrakech in Marrakech, Morocco.
The opening exchanges were tight and tactical, with both sides showing caution. Cameroon came close to breaking the deadlock after 20 minutes when Christian Kofane rose highest to meet a cross from the left, only to see his header crash against the crossbar.
The match burst into life in the second half as Amad Diallo produced a moment of magic to open the scoring. The Manchester United forward collected the ball on the right, cut inside onto his favoured left foot and curled a sublime effort beyond goalkeeper Devis Epassy.
However, Cameroon responded swiftly just five minutes later.
Junior Tchamadeu struck from inside the box, his effort taking a wicked deflection off Ghislain Konan to wrong-foot the goalkeeper and restore parity for the Indomitable Lions.
With the scores level, both teams pushed in search of a winner. Bryan Mbeumo was well marshalled by the Ivorian defence, his closest attempt coming from a free-kick that narrowly missed the target from the edge of the area.
Despite late pressure at both ends, neither side could force a breakthrough. The draw leaves both Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire level on four points, with identical goals scored and conceded.
Sunday’s AFCON results
Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan
Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso
Gabon 2-3 Mozambique
Côte d’Ivoire 1-1 Cameroon.