African Cup of Nations in Morocco starts this Sunday. Unbelievable Nigeria have not called up Peter Ambrose for their squad but Tribute Act, Victims, Hibs, Hearts, Motherwell and St Mirren all do have players going. 
 

All games being shown on channel 4. 
 

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/africa-cup-nations-2025-air-exclusively-channel-4

Tunisia and Tanzania drew 1-1 which sees both teams through while Nigeria win the group beating Uganda 3-1.

Second set of games saw Senegal beat Benin 3-0 and DR Congo beat Botswana by same score line. Senegal win group on goal difference from DR Congo. Benin get one of best 3rd places. 

Last of the group games today. First up are Group E at 4pm

Equatorial Guinea v Algeria 

Sudan v Burkina Faso

Algeria have won the group already as they have head to head over Sudan and Burkina Faso. Sudan and Burkina Faso are already through as they have head to head on Equatorial Guinea so just final placings of 2nd or 3rd to sort. 
 

7pm games are last in Group F

Gabon v Ivory Coast 

Mozambique v Cameroon 

Only final placings to be decided in this group as Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Mozambique are all already through. If Ivory Coast need a win and keep goal difference advantage over Cameroon to win the Group. Cameroon need to either win by 1 more goal than Ivory Coast or hope Ivory Coast don’t win to win the group. Mozambique need to beat Cameroon and hope Gabon get at least a draw again Ivory Coast for them to win the group. 

Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Algeria sees Algeria win the group. 
 

Burkina Faso seal second beating Sudan 2-0. Sudan finish as one of best 3rd place teams. 

Great finish to group F. At one stage in first half Mozambique were top of the group and Ivory Coast third then Cameroon equalised putting them top. Second half Cameroon went ahead putting them clear. Then Ivory Coast got the finger out scored 3 and won the group. 
 

Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon 

Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast

No games until Saturday when the round of 16 starts with Senegal v Sudan at 4pm and Mali v Tunisia at 7pm.

59 minutes ago, Jute said:

No games until Saturday when the round of 16 starts with Senegal v Sudan at 4pm and Mali v Tunisia at 7pm.

Must be a difficult day for you without fitba. Do you just sit all day staring at the unplugged TV, saying nothing?

57 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Must be a difficult day for you without fitba. Do you just sit all day staring at the unplugged TV, saying nothing?

English Championship and Premiership games today but yes a day without football has me sitting in the corner mumbling to myself by midday. 

2 hours ago, Jute said:

English Championship and Premiership games today

That's nae fitba.

1 hour ago, RicoS321 said:

That's nae fitba.

I was going to say English Championship is footballing equivalent of methadone. 

22 hours ago, Jute said:

Great finish to group F. At one stage in first half Mozambique were top of the group and Ivory Coast third then Cameroon equalised putting them top. Second half Cameroon went ahead putting them clear. Then Ivory Coast got the finger out scored 3 and won the group. 
 

Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon 

Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast

I see the Gabon government has disbanded the national team and banned aubameyang 😂 good to see afcon rules still apply.

1 hour ago, manc_don said:

I see the Gabon government has disbanded the national team and banned aubameyang 😂 good to see afcon rules still apply.

Entire coaching team at all levels of football sacked as well. Thinking someone in the government lost a fortune on them. 

Senegal 3-1 winners over Sudan in early game. 
 

Mali beat Tunisia on penalties in second game. Mali down to 10 from half way through the first half. Tunisia looked liked they had won it in last minute of normal time only for Mali to be awarded a soft penalty (a recurring theme in AFCON this year) in 6th minute of injury time to make it 1-1 and take it to extra time. No goals in extra time and on to penalties which Mali managed to win 3-2 by missing less. 

Today’s games

Morocco v Tanzania at 4pm

South Africa v Cameroon at 7pm

Morocco pushed all the way by Tanzania before a goal keeping error (sound familiar) handed Morocco a 1-0 win.

 

Cameroon book their place in quarters against Morocco following 2-1 win over South Africa. Entertaining game with Cameroon almost chucking away a 2-0 lead at the end. 

Today’s games 

Egypt v Benin 4pm

Nigeria v Mozambique 7pm

 

Nasty injury to Egyptian full back Hamdy who looks to have dislocated his knee cap just on half time. 0-0 at half time.

Finished 1-1 so going into extra time. Been really good game so far.

Egypt win 3-1 after extra time. 

Nigeria cruising through first half against Mozambique. 2-0 up at half time. 

Nigeria win 4-0. Most comfortable win of all last 16 games so far. 

Tomorrow’s games 

Algeria v DR Congo 4pm

Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso 7pm

Only seen the extra time in the Algeria v DR Congo game. 0-0 at half time in extra time. 

Algeria win 1-0’with a goal in last minute of extra time.

Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in last of games. As comfortable as scoreline suggests.