00:00I'm in Morocco, as yesterday, match day one of AFCON 2025 came to a close,
00:15with all 24 teams having played their opening game.
00:19Four matches were on the schedule across groups E and F.
00:22In a dramatic Group E opener, a goalless first half gave way to late twists and turns.
00:33Equatorial Guinea briefly led before Burkina Faso struck twice in stoppage time
00:39through Giorgi Minongo and Edmund Tapsoba to seal a remarkable 2-1 comeback.
00:46With the stands packed and more than 16,000 spectators in attendance,
00:53the vast majority of passionate Algerian supporters,
00:57Riyad Meher scored twice as the Finnex opened their campaign
01:01with a convincing 3-0 victory over Sudan.
01:06It's a good game, good start for us,
01:11and inshallah we're going to win many games.
01:15It was a bit tough, obviously giving a red card at the start doesn't help.
01:20And of course, with the quality that Algeria has,
01:23it makes the game really tough, of course.
01:25But I think we got a bit unlucky with the chances that we had.
01:29Burkina Faso's dramatic late win,
01:32combined with Algeria's comfortable victory,
01:35has now set up an intriguing clash between the two sides on Sunday.
01:40Attention turn to Group F,
01:42with two more matches across Morocco in Marrakech, the Red City.
01:46Holders Coudivar faced Mozambique.
01:50Coudivar struggled to break down a resilient Mozambican defense,
01:55but their patience paid off shortly after the restart
01:59when Ahmed Diallo scored the only goal to secure a narrow 1-0 victory.
02:05Cameroon struck early through Etta Young,
02:09and then had to defend strongly as Gabon pushed for an equalizer.
02:14Despite several chances, the Panthers were unable to break through,
02:20and Cameroon held on for a narrow 1-0 win.
02:23And beyond the matches, the festivities continued.
02:27Across stadiums and fan zones,
02:30Moroccan music and festive rhythms filled the air with supporters,
02:34dancing well into the celebrations,
02:36turning AFCON 2025 into a true football festival.
02:41From Casablanca to Rabat, Marrakech to Agadir,
02:44Match Day 1 is complete,
02:47and attention now turns to Match Day 2.
02:49Stay tuned.
02:50Fly for the passion of football.
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