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First round of matches in all six (06) groups in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire have come to an end.<\/p>\n
The first round matches were characterized by some shocking results as “underdogs” pulled out some shocking results against favorites.<\/p>\n
In Group A, host, Cote D’Ivoire opened the tournament in style with a 2#0 victory against Guinea-Bissau with Seko Fofana and Jean Philippe Krasso scoring for the hosts.<\/p>\n
In the other Group A match, one of the tournament favourites, Nigeria, were forced to a one all draw by Equatorial Guinea. Iban Salvador scored for Equatorial Guinea while Victor Osimhen scored for Nigeria.<\/p>\n
In Group B, Cape Verde pulled one of the shocks of the tournament so far with a brilliant 2#1 victory against the Black Stars of Ghana. Jamiro Monteiro and Garry Rodrigues scored for Cape Verde while Alexander Djiku scored for Ghana.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mozambique also pulled another shock forcing eight time champions, Egypt, to a two all draw. Mustapha Mohamed and Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt while Quembo and Clesio Bauque scored for Mozambique.<\/p>\n
In Group C, defending champions, Senegal, announced themselves in style with a 3#0 spanking of Gambia. Lamine Camara scored a brace while Pape Gueye scored the other.<\/p>\n
Cameroon and Guinea played a one all draw. Mohamed Bayo opened scores for Guinea while Frank Magri equalized for Cameroon.<\/p>\n
Angola pulled another shocking result in Group D, holding Algeria to a one all draw. Baghdad Boundjah scored for Algeria and Cristovao Mabululu scored from the spot for Angola.<\/p>\n
In the other Group D match, Bertrand Traore scored a last minute penalty to give all three points to Burkina Faso against Mauritania.<\/p>\n
In Group E, Namibia also pulled up a shocking results against Tunisia. Deon Hotto scored late as Namibia picked up their first ever AFCON win.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mali defeated South Africa 2#0. Hamari Traore and Sinayoko scored both goals for Mali while Percy Tau missed a first half penalty for South Africa.<\/p>\n
In Group F, tournament favourites, Morocco made no mistakes against Tanzania as they grabbed a 3#0 win. Roman Saiss, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef El-Nesyri scored the three goals for the Atlas Lions of Morocco.<\/p>\n
In the other Group F match, DR Congo and Zambia played a one all draw. Kings Kangwa scored for Zambia while Yoane Wissa scored for DR Congo.<\/p>\n
In 12 matches played for the first round of matches, 27 goals were scored with Group B being the highest scoring group with 7 goals scored in two Group B matches.<\/p>\n
Group A matches have produced 4 goals, Group B with 7 goals, Group C with 5 goals, Group D with 3 goals, Group E with 3 goals and Group F with 5 goals.<\/p>\n
Lamine Camara, 20, is the leading the golden boots race with 2 goals. He scored a brace for Senegal against Gambia.<\/p>\n
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