Overview
- Nigeria topped Group C with three wins, beating Uganda 3-1 in a match that forced the Cranes to use all three goalkeepers after an injury and a red card.
- Tanzania reached the last 16 for the first time with a 1-1 draw against Tunisia, as Ismaël Gharbi scored from the spot and Feisal Salum equalised.
- Gabon’s sport minister announced on television the dismissal of coach Thierry Mouyouma, the suspension of the national team until further notice, and the exclusion of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bruno Ecuele Manga, with clips of the announcement later reported removed from official platforms.
- Senegal won Group D but will be without captain Kalidou Koulibaly in the Round of 16 after a straight red card following a VAR review.
- Ivory Coast overturned a 0-2 deficit to beat Gabon 3-2 through Bazoumana Touré’s late winner, Algeria won Group E with Ibrahim Maza on the scoresheet, and the Round of 16 includes Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso, Algeria vs DR Congo, Sudan vs Senegal, and Mozambique vs Nigeria.