Overview
- Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in Rabat via a 23rd‑minute Riyad Mahrez penalty after Rayan Aït‑Nouri was fouled, securing a last‑16 berth with six points and a clean defensive record.
- Zinedine Zidane watched from the stands as his son Luca started in goal for Algeria, with forward Ibrahim Maza named man of the match after a bruising contest.
- Ivory Coast drew 1-1 with Cameroon in Marrakech as Amad Diallo struck before Junior Tchamadeu’s shot deflected off Ghislain Konan, leaving both teams on four points ahead of their final group games.
- Mozambique defeated Gabon 3-2 in Agadir to claim a first AFCON victory, moving to three points in Group F and keeping qualification hopes alive as Gabon face a must‑win finale.
- Sudan edged Equatorial Guinea 1-0 through a Saul Coco own goal to revive their Group E bid; Egypt are already through from Group B, with South Africa needing a win over Zimbabwe to guarantee progression.