Sunday Results
- Morocco 2-0 Angola
- Madagascar 0-0 Mauritania
- Kenya 1-0 DR Congo
Morocco made a flying start to the TotalEnergies Africa Nations Championship with a 2-0 win over Angola in a group A match at Nyayo stadium, Nairobi.
Imad Riahi’s neat finish in the first half and a second-half own goal from Angola’s Kinito sealed a deserved win for the Atlas Lions in a closely contested affair.
The Angolans had chances of their own but failed to beat the resilient Moroccan backline on the day.
The result puts Morocco on top of the group with a better goal difference over Kenya who overcame DR Congo in an earlier match at Moi International stadium, Kasarani.
Morocco will next face tournament co-hosts Kenya, while Angola must regroup ahead of their clash with Zambia.
At Benjamin Mkapa stadium, 10-man Madagascar held Mauritania to a goalless draw in Group B.
Ugandan referee Shamira Nabadda was in charge of the fixture assisted by compatriot Ronald Katenya while Lucky Kasalirwe was the 4th official.
The result leaves Tanzania who beat Burkina Faso 2-0 in the opener on Saturday firmly in charge of this group.
Action moves to Uganda on Monday with two Group C matches involving Niger vs Guinea and later Uganda against Algeria at Mandela National stadium, Namboole.
