The end of the first day of CAN 2024 is here! The last favorite of the competition enters the fray and not the least: Morocco, semi-finalist of the last World Cup. Be careful, however, of underperformance, while more than one big team has already stumbled. Here is everything you need to know about this new day of the African Cup of Nations.
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The program of the day
6 p.m.: Morocco – Tanzania (group F): our live
9 p.m.: DR Congo – Zambia (group F): our live
Today’s poster
All eyes will be on the Moroccan selection today. And for good reason, a year after being the first African team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup, the Atlas Lions arrive as favorites and aim to win the trophy. Coach Walid Regragui makes it a personal matter.
What happened yesterday
Bertrand Traoré, hero of Burkina Faso: in a dull game, the Burkinabè were jostled by a playful Mauritania. It took the entry at the end of the match of the emblematic Bertrand Traoré and a penalty for the Stallions to win (1-0).
Historic victory for Namibia: the Brave Warriors won their first victory in their history at the CAN by beating Tunisia (1-0). Like many of the favorites and outsiders announced in this African Cup, the Carthage Eagles were thwarted and will have to fight for the future.
Mali succeeds in taking off: first pushed by South Africa and its striker Percy Tau, who even missed a penalty, the Eagles passed the second and scored two goals in quick succession. A victory (2-0) encouraging for their ambitions.
In short
Msakni in the club of eight: Youssef Msakni, the veteran of Tunisia, equalized the record of eight participations in the African Cup, co-held by Rigobert Song and, since Sunday, André Ayew. And by scoring at a 6th African Cup of Nations, he would equal a record held by four players including… André Ayew.
Cheikhou Kouyaté leaves the Senegal team: the stainless midfielder of the Lions of Teranga hastily left the group on Tuesday due to very sad news. The Nottingham Forest player lost his father and flew to Dakar to attend the funeral.
Finish the football game: Italian champion with Naples, best player in Africa, Victor Osimhen believes that he will have “achieved everything” when he wins the CAN with Nigeria. As he already has the Marc-Vivien Foé prize, awarded by RFI and France 24, we can only agree with him.
The CAN news
The statement
Sébastien Desabre, DR Congo coach: “I knew San Pedro about ten years ago when I coached ASEC Mimosas. Today everything has changed here. The stadium is magnificent, the training ground is great and the CAN city is magnificent . I am proud of the work carried out by the Ivorian authorities. I say thank you to Côte d’Ivoire. This is the Africa that we want to see. Côte d’Ivoire has become a source of pride for Africa.“
Picture of the day
The Namibians brought down Tunisia (1-0) at the very end of the match to claim the first victory in their history in the African Cup of Nations, for their 4th participation. A historic performance that they celebrated at length after the match!
