In the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023, 111th ranked Mozambique surprisingly held 33rd ranked Egypt, led by Mohamed Salah, to a 2-2 draw in their opener. Salah scored a late penalty to rescue a point for Egypt, preventing Mozambique from securing a historic win. Meanwhile, Cape Verde stunned Ghana with a stoppage-time winner, securing a 2-1 victory. The tournament also saw Senegal beginning their title defense with a 3-0 win over 10-man Gambia, and Cameroon drawing 1-1 with Guinea despite playing with 10 men in the second half. The competition has already witnessed several unexpected results, causing shockwaves in the football world.
Fans left devastated as βbreathtakingβ Afcon Goal of the Tournament contender disallowed and say βif onlyβ¦β https://t.co/N1m4RJROvn https://t.co/N1m4RJROvn
The Gambian federation tried to undercut the Gambian players in a pay dispute after qualifying for AFCON. Then there could have been a disaster on the plane taking them to Ivory Coast. The result: Gambia 0, Senegal 3. https://t.co/3g24TyVQwa
What a goal this would have been! π #BBCFootball #AFCON2023 #Algeria https://t.co/qaless7Klp
Cameroon, Guinea share spoils in Cup of Nations draw https://t.co/cgaV7nP175 https://t.co/2tnDHcXNZA
Senegal begin title defence in style with 3-0 win over 10-man Gambia https://t.co/dpdPMNou3s https://t.co/vryg7MLIyu
Guinea joined a growing list of surprise sides at the Africa Cup of Nations by drawing 1-1 against five-time champions Cameroon in Group C on Monday despite playing the second half with 10 men #AFPSports https://t.co/ISNVTcyrHj https://t.co/NvoZqj5qOF
The Napoli man kicked off his AFCON campaign with a goal! β #BBCFootball #AFCON2023 https://t.co/MNA62Ew0RL
Forgotten Man United flop stars in Cape Verde's shock AFCON win https://t.co/UTVs3Imcrg
Senegal and Gambia fans cheer during the countries' #AFCON2023 match at Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast #AFPSports https://t.co/ghKEAPIszu
Cameroon v Guinea: Africa Cup of Nations β live https://t.co/y6BOJ8QC9j
Cameroon π Guinea π 5pm GMT ποΈ Charles Konan Banny Stadium Group C continues at the Africa Cup of Nations as the Indomitable Lions get underway LIVE: https://t.co/ArhWBY8Mbz #AFCON2023
The Senegal fans are out in force for their game against The Gambia! Their side are 1-0 up thanks to Pape Gueye's early goal. #AFCON #BBCFootball https://t.co/xE0pu32Z9L
Sky Sports forced to apologise after Afcon broadcast interrupted by technical fault as fans label coverage βa disgraceβ https://t.co/ivJDt2d022 https://t.co/JmPnREIGn4
Senegal π Gambia π 2pm GMT ποΈ Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro Defending champions get their campaign underway this afternoon! LIVE: https://t.co/1shz3TJ5Rs #AFCON2023
Scenes after Cape Verde's stoppage-time winner! #AFCON2023 #BBCFootball https://t.co/IjAirywQZA
Mohamed Salah's injury-time penalty saved Egypt in their opening #AFCON2023 game! #BBCFootball https://t.co/LhN1whOf2P
The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2024 tournament officially began yesterday hosted by Ivory Coast. Main sponsor: Unilever. Ghana lost 2-1 to Cape Verde Egypt drew 2-2 to Mozambique Nigeria drew 1-1 to Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast won 2-0 against Guinea-Bisau Today's fixures:β¦
CAPE VERDE STUN GHANA IN 92ND MINUTE. Garry Rodrigues sprints straight into stands after scoring upset winner in both nations' AFCON opener. π¨π»π¬π https://t.co/HHW27hqVPH
Klopp will be a happy man as Mo Salahβs Egypt are stunned by 111th-ranked Mozambique at Afcon https://t.co/f1WlaT5myw https://t.co/f1WlaT5myw
Cape Verde beat Ghana to continue day of shocks at Cup of Nations https://t.co/mtnhmBaBQt https://t.co/5kWjHyhECt
A stoppage-time winner has shocked Ghana at #AFCON2023! #BBCFootball https://t.co/cIhEFQv2ar
Full-Time: Cape Verde grab late winner to STUN Ghana! π¨π» https://t.co/GGlHsNxCPH
INCREDIBLE SCENES! π€© Rodrigues scores in stoppage time for Cape Verde! π¨π» https://t.co/baSLY0WGXW
Salah penalty rescues Egypt against Mozambique at Cup of Nations https://t.co/W0MtQIuDUX
What a moment for Cape Verde! π¨π» Monteiro slots home the rebound! β https://t.co/QW3sUAeYmW
Salah rescues point for Egypt with late penalty against Mozambique https://t.co/VFvh2xmUxn https://t.co/ME0fs3OE7R
Cape Verde kick off their #AFCON2023 campaign: they're the squad with players from 25 different clubs, from 16 different leagues and born in six different countries. I spoke to some of them and discovered a pretty special atmosphere https://t.co/77vchB8J74
Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time penalty as Egypt salvaged a 2-2 draw with Mozambique in their opening Africa Cup of Nations game https://t.co/l8SAV4utw0
An injury time equaliser from the spot π #AFCON2023 #BBCFootball
Mohamed Salah takes step closer to early Liverpool return as Egypt drop points in AFCON opener https://t.co/pfK4lvmpbT
MO SALAH HOLDS HIS NERVE, SINKS 97TH-MINUTE PENALTY FOR EGYPT. π€πͺπ¬ Rescues a point for Pharaohs. Heartbreak for Mozambique, who were just seconds away from a first-ever AFCON win & one of the tournament's greatest upsets. π₯Ήπ²πΏ https://t.co/eOklo7aIji
SALAH equalises LATE for Egypt! β° https://t.co/uCoSdaBSso
Should 111th ranked Mozambique be beating 33rd ranked Egypt with Mo Salah? Absolutely not. But are they? Yup. #AFCON2023 https://t.co/wCNcA6UEfL