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Nigeria 1 – 1 Equatorial Guinea

A round-up from Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations matches with Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana all in action on day two of the tournament.

Egypt 2-2 Mozambique

Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time penalty as Egypt avoided suffering a shock defeat by Mozambique in their Group B opener in Abidjan.

Mozambique looked on course for a famous victory when second-half goals from Witi (55) and Clesio (58) put them in front following Mostafa Mohamed’s second-minute opener.

The south-east African side were seconds away from winning their first AFCON game in their history but suffered late heartbreak when Salah converted a spot-kick for the seven-time champions in the 97th minute following a VAR review.

Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea

Victor Osimhen scored a first-half equaliser but wasteful Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A opener with Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan on Sunday.

Iban Salvador netted a surprise opener for Equatorial Guinea against the run of play with a well-worked goal, but the lead lasted only two minutes before Napoli forward Osimhen headed Nigeria level.

The West African side dominated the chances after that but found Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesus Owono in fine form as he made several outstanding saves, to go with some poor finishing.

Nigeria next meet hosts Ivory Coast in a potentially crucial clash on Thursday, while Equatorial Guinea face Guinea-Bissau, who lost 2-0 to the Ivorians in Saturday’s tournament-opening game.

Ghana vs Cape Verde – 8pm

The Group B match between Ghana and Cape Verde takes place at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. Kick-off is at 8pm and available to watch on Sky Sports Football.