They arrived at the Grand Stade d’Agadir singing in the corridors, they left in the same state of mind, victory in hand. By defeating Gabon this Sunday during the second day of the 2025 African Cup of Nations, Mozambique achieved the first victory in its history in the competition after six appearances. They had 12 defeats and 4 draws since 1986.
The Mambas can now start dreaming of qualifying for the round of 16, while their presence in the “group of death” (Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon) did not bode well.
Goals from Faisal Bangal (37th), Geny Catamo (41st) and Diogo Calila (52nd) allowed them to be in the lead throughout the match. The Mozambicans were valiant at the end of the match, ending up recording a narrow success (3-2), despite the two reductions in the score from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (45th + 5) and Alex Moussounda (52nd).
Gabon eliminated this Sunday evening?
“I am very proud to represent Mozambique and to have made my contribution to the first victory in the African Cup,” reacted Geny Catamo, scorer and man of the match. We are proud. I hope that this victory will allow us to continue working to bring other victories to our country. I ask the people to continue to support us. We can go far and our mindset is to continue in the tournament. »
Already beaten by Cameroon on Wednesday (1-0), the teammates of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, this time starting at kick-off, thus record a second defeat in a row and are on the edge of the precipice. In the event of a draw or victory for Ivory Coast against the Cameroonians this Sunday evening, the Panthers would be definitively eliminated from the competition even before their last match against the Elephants.
