Overview
- Amad Diallo scored early in the second half to give holders Ivory Coast a 1-0 Group F win over Mozambique in Marrakesh.
- Riyad Mahrez struck twice and Ibrahim Maza added a late third as Algeria beat 10-man Sudan 3-0 to lead Group E on goal difference.
- Karl Etta Eyong’s sixth-minute finish lifted Cameroon past Gabon 1-0 in Agadir after a turbulent buildup that included a coaching change and high-profile omissions.
- Burkina Faso overturned an 85th-minute deficit to beat Equatorial Guinea 2-1 with two goals deep into stoppage time following Basilio Ndong’s dismissal.
- Officials acknowledged a VAR malfunction in DR Congo’s 1-0 win over Benin that prevented review of a potential handball penalty, prompting Benin complaints.