AFCON 2025 | Result
Results
| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Goals | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 1 | 1 | 2 | Loss |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 3 | Win |
Mozambique edged Gabon 3-2 in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) encounter at Stade Adrar in Agadir on Sunday.
Guelor Kanga had a great chance to put Gabon in the lead under two minutes but his effort was palmed away emphatically.
Geny Catamo found himself in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute but the custodian bravely showed up to make an astonishing save.
Final Bangal nodded Mozambique in the lead in the 37th minute. Bangal rose highest in the area to guide Geny Catano’s cross into the back of the net.
Two minutes later, defender Bruno Manga was penalised for pulling down Mehrez Melki in the area, and Mozambique were awarded a penalty.
Catano stepped up to the area and fired the ball past goalkeeper Loyce Mbaba into the back of the net, thus doubling Mozambique’s lead.
On the stroke of the first stanza, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled back one for Gabon with a tap-in from close range.
In the 52nd minute, Witi extended Mozambique’s lead with a close-range strike that beat goalkeeper Loyce Mbaba to guide the ball into the bottom left corner.
Alex Moucketou-Moussounda was in the right place to pounce on a loose ball in the area before he rifled the ball into the middle of the net.
Gabon threw everything upfront, seeking to pick up a point from the end-to-end game, but Mozambique’s backline was equal to the challenge.
Group F Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivory Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| 2 |  Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | - |
| 3 |  Mozambique | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | - |
| 4 |  Gabon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | - |