Overview
- Hosts Morocco beat Zambia 3-0 to secure first place in Group A, with an Ayoub El Kaabi brace and a Brahim Díaz goal as Achraf Hakimi returned from an ankle injury off the bench.
- South Africa edged Zimbabwe 3-2 thanks to Oswin Appollis’s late penalty, finishing second in Group B and booking a round‑of‑16 tie against the Group F runner‑up.
- Egypt topped Group B after a 0-0 draw with Angola, with coach Hossam Hassan resting Mohamed Salah and other regulars once progression was assured.
- Algeria reached the last 16 by defeating Burkina Faso 1-0 through a Riyad Mahrez penalty, giving him three goals this tournament and a national-record nine in AFCON history.
- Group F remains finely balanced after Ivory Coast and Cameroon drew 1-1, while Mozambique celebrated a first-ever AFCON win by beating Gabon 3-2 to keep their hopes alive.