00:00Fly for the Passion of Football
00:05I'm in Morocco as yesterday Match Day 1 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 passionate Algerian supporters, Riyad Meher scored twice
00:59as the Finnex opened their campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Sudan.
01:06It's a good game, a good start for us and inshallah we're gonna 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 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 combined with Algeria's comfortable victory
01:35has now set up an intriguing clash between the two sides on Sunday.
01:39Attention turn to Group F with two more matches across Morocco.
01:44In Marrakesh, the Red City, holders Coup d'Ivoire faced Mozambique.
01:50Coup d'Ivoire struggled to break down a resilient Mozambican defense,
01:55but their patience paid off shortly after the restart
01:58when Ahmed Diallo scored the only goal to secure a narrow 1-0 victory.
02:06Cameroon struck early through Etta Young and then had to defend strongly
02:11as Gabon pushed for an equalizer.
02:14Despite several chances, the Panthers were unable to break through
02:19and Cameroon held on for a narrow 1-0 win.
02:24And beyond the matches, the festivities continued.
02:28Across stadiums and fan zones, Moroccan music and festive rhythms
02:32filled the air with supporters dancing well into the celebrations,
02:37turning AFCON 2025 into a true football festival.
02:41From Casablanca to Rabat, Marrakesh to Agadir,
02:44match day one is complete.
02:47And attention now turns to match day two.
02:50Stay tuned.
02:58Fly for the passion of football.
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