Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 85 mins
The conditions in this second half have been diabolical with the rain teeming down. The players have coped pretty well.
Five minutes plus injury time to go


Luke Baker24 December 2025 19:16
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 81 mins
Another Ivory Coast sub as they try to see this out. Goalscorer Diallo is clapped off and Oumar Diakite, the Cercle Brugge man, comes on.
Luke Baker24 December 2025 19:13
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 78 mins
Better from Mozambique. They pour forward, Catamo drives into the box and his shot is blocked for a corner, which Ivory Coast defend well.
Catamo, who plays for Sporting, is Mozambique’s star man and definitely looks like their most dangerous outlet.
Diomande receives Ivory Coast’s first yellow card as he clatters through the back of Calila
Luke Baker24 December 2025 19:11
MISS! Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 74 mins
How is this still 1-0?! The latest Ivory Coast miss sees Kessie whip in a stunning cross and an unmarked Bayo head the ball down but wide of the right post. Has to score – the No 9, just on as a sub, will be annoyed with that.
Mozambique aren’t offering anything going forward really but as long as it stay 1-0, they’ve got a chance.

Luke Baker24 December 2025 19:06
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 69 mins
Subs aplenty here. For Ivory Coast, Seko Fofana and Vakoun Bayo are replacing Seri and Zaha.
Meanwhile, Mozambique send on Gildo Vilanculos and Faisal Bangal for Witi and Ratifo. They also bring on Domingues for Kambala and Domingues becomes the second-oldest player in Afcon history at the age of 42.
He made his Mozambique debut in 2004 before some players on the pitch, such as Yan Diomande, were even born…
Luke Baker24 December 2025 19:05
CLOSE! Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 67 mins
All Ivory Coast now and it feels like only a matter of time until it’s 2-0. Zaha flashes a ball right across the face of goal that Sangare and then Kessie are only millimetres away from turning in with their slides but Mozambique survive.
Kessie clatters into the post for his troubles, luckily it was bum first I think rather than somewhere more sensitive (Phil Babb-style…), so he’s ok.
Luke Baker24 December 2025 18:59
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 65 mins
Mexer with a brilliant sliding block of a cross for a corner. A possible goal-saving block. Ivory Coast go short from the corner but get nowhere and the attack peters out.
Luke Baker24 December 2025 18:55
MISS! Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 62 mins
That should be 2-0 Ivory Coast. What a chance!
It’s Franck Kessie again – he should have done better with a header at the end of the first half but this opportunity is even more glaring.
It’s great work by Konan down the left, he picks out a sumptuous cross, Kessie heads the ball down at goal from 10 yards out but it bounces narrowly wide of the post. Ernani was nowhere, hit the target and it’s a goal.
Luke Baker24 December 2025 18:54
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 58 mins
Here’s the moment Amad Diallo broke the deadlock. It’s what separates the sides currently.


Luke Baker24 December 2025 18:49
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique, 55 mins
The rain is absolutely hammering down in Morocco now. We’ve got some Sunderland on Man United beef as Reinildo clatters through goalscorer Diallo and gets booked for his troubles.
He protests but that was a clear yellow.

Luke Baker24 December 2025 18:47