Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, AFCON 2025-26 Highlights: Elephants And Indomitable Lions Share Points - As It Happened

Hello folks. Welcome to our live blog. Stay tuned for the Ivory Coast Vs Cameroon clash in the AFCON 2025-26 Group F clash at the Stade de Marrakech.

Earlier in the day, Nigeria edged past Tunisia by 3-0 while Mozambique added more misery for Gabon with an another 3-2 score line. Sudan shocked Equatorial Guinea to diminish all of their chances to proceeding to the knockouts.

Fixture: Ivory Coast Vs Cameroon, AFCON, Group F, matchday 2

Venue: Stade de Marrakech 

Time: 01:30AM (IST)

Ivory Coast Starters: Y. Fofana (GK), Doue, Kossounou, Ndicka, Konan, Kessie, S. Fofana, Sangare, Diomande, V.I. Bayo and Amad Diallo

Cameroon starters: Epassy (GK), Malone, Kotto, Tolo, Tchamadeu, Loader, Quomah Baleba, Avom, Yongwa, Mbuemo and Kofane

And we are underway for the first half of this exciting contest between Ivory Coast and Cameroon. Let's see who scores the opening goal.

Darlin Yongwa draws the first foul of the match and the referee awards the first free-kick to Ivory Coast.

Quite an aggressive start from both the teams in this match as Samuel Kotto from Cameroon and Mustapha Ghorbal draw back-to-back fouls.

The Elephants are dominating the possession and proceedings at the moment as they have a staggering 62% ball possession. Cameroon are looking absolutely ineffective at the moment.

Oh what a chance missed by Ivory Coast. Odilon Kossounou was at the centre of the box and but his header, which had to be pinpoint, went wide to the left of the goalpost. Amad Diallo was the provider and he is upset too.

Despite so much ball and progressions forward, Ivory Coast haven't had a shot on target after 5 shots. Cameroon have one on the frame out of 3 attempts.

Nothing on the scoresheet from either sides as it remains 0-0. It will be an important half-time team talk for both Ivory Coast and Cameroon.

The second half is back underway at the Stade de Marrakech with the score deadlocked at 0–0 between these two African giants.

After a physically demanding first half that saw Amad Diallo booked and Cameroon’s Christian Kofane rattle the crossbar, it will be interesting to see what both the managers will make their teams do in the remaining 45 minutes.

In a tremendous sequence of play, the match has exploded into life with both the teams finding the back of the net in a flash.

Amad Diallo broke the deadlock for Ivory Coast with a moment of pure magic, latching onto a precise Ghislain Konan through ball and unleashing an strike inside the left post in the 51st minute.

Five minutes later, Cameroon struck back immediately as Junior Tchamadeu brought things on level terms after his effort from the edge of the area took a wicked deflection off a Christian Kofane pass.

Former Barcelona midfielder Frank Kessie sees his attempt saved by the Cameroonian keeper as frustration has started to linger around the pitch now with both teams desperately searching for that one goal that can seal the win.

Only 10 minutes to go for the regulation time. It has been an interesting last 10 minutes as Bryan Mbuemo missed a big chance and they have also brought on some fresh legs.

A highly entertaining 90 minutes of football comes to an end as Ivory Coast and Cameroon could not be separated. They are still very much in line to qualify for the knockouts.