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The Ivorians will face Burkina Faso in the round of 16 while Cameroon will meet South Africa and Mozambique will face Nigeria.
Published on December 31, 2025
Substitute Bazoumana Touré scored in stoppage time for Ivory Coast, who came from two goals down to beat Gabon 3-2 in Marrakech and take the lead in Group F at the African Cup of Nations.
Cameroon also fell behind on Wednesday, against Mozambique in Agadir, but a Christian Kofane thunderbolt gave them a 2-1 victory.
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Defending champions Ivory Coast and Cameroon finished tied on seven points, and both had a goal difference of plus two. The Ivorians are at the top of the table as they have scored five goals and Cameroon four.
The results completed the final 16 lineups. Ivory Coast will face Burkina Faso, Cameroon will meet South Africa and Mozambique will face Nigeria.
In Marrakech, Gabon shook Ivory Coast by taking a two-goal lead midway through the first half before the holders reduced the deficit just before the break to trail 2-1 at half-time.
Guelor Kanga scored after 11 minutes for the Gabonese Panthers, whose best-known footballer, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, had returned to France to receive treatment for a thigh injury.
The 2015 African Player of the Year scored in a 3-2 defeat to Mozambique three days ago, knocking Gabon out of the race to be among the 16 qualified for the knockout stages.
Ivory Coast fell further behind in the 21st minute when Los Angeles-based Denis Bouanga scored his first goal of the tournament.
Ivorian Jean-Philippe Krasso scored in the 44th minute after being set up by Wilfried Zaha, the former Crystal Palace winger recalled for the AFCON after missing the triumphant 2024 campaign.
The reigning champions removed captain Franck Kessie and Zaha midway through the second half, but Amad Diallo, scorer in the first two group matches, remained on the bench.
Manchester United winger Diallo was finally introduced in the 76th minute, replacing Oumar Diakité, who was walking a tightrope after receiving a yellow card.
It was another substitute, Evann Guessand, who equalized six minutes from normal time. The Aston Villa striker was a late inclusion in the squad when Sebastien Haller withdrew from injury.
In the southern coastal town of Agadir, Cameroon legends Roger Milla and Samuel Eto’o were among the crowd that saw Mozambique take a surprise lead in the 23rd minute.
Geny Catamo of Portuguese club Sporting fired a low shot that bounced past goalkeeper Devis Epassy and flew just inside the left post.
The lead lasted five minutes before five-time champions Cameroon equalized when Feliciano ‘Nene’ Jone conceded an own goal.
Faced with two unmarked Cameroonian attackers, goalkeeper Ivane Urrubal blocked the ball which escaped towards Frank Magri.
Magri hit the post and Nene, trying to clear, only managed to head the ball into the Mozambican net.
Cameroon put the ball in the back of the net again 10 minutes later, but the scorer, 19-year-old Christian Kofane of Germany, was ruled offside.
The teenager made up for his disappointment by putting the Indomitable Lions ahead in the 55th minute with a fierce shot from outside the box that flew into the net under the crossbar.
