Sports News of Thursday, 1 January 2026Source: reuters.comDefending champions Ivory Coast came from two goals down to beat already eliminated Gabon 3-2 in Group F at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as teenager Bazoumana Toure's headed winner in added time in Marrakech handed them top spot in the pool. The Ivorians finished on seven points from their three games, ahead of Cameroon on goal difference after the latter beat third-placed Mozambique 2-1. Bouanga curled a superb shot from the left-hand side of the box across the goal and into the far corner. Ivory Coast offered little going forward until past the half-hour mark when Oumar Diakite made a barnstorming run in the box and crashed his thunderous shot against the post. Gabon substitute Clench Loufilou should have restored his side’s two-goal advantage 10 minutes into the second period when he missed an open goal at the back post, skewing his shot wide.

Source: GhanaWeb January 01, 2026 16:27 UTC