"Missing due to injury the hero of last year's extraordinary resurgence to win a third AFCON title on home soil in Sebastien Haller, Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Fae handed a start to Wilfried Zaha in attack as the former Crystal Palace stalwart earned his first cap for almost two years. Yan Diomande was their biggest threat in a frustrating first half, firing into the side netting early before he connected with a Guela Doue cross and forced an acrobatic last-ditch save from Ernan Siluane."
"Mozambique's early ambition on the counter-attack that saw Catamo initially test Yahia Fofana quickly gave way to a resolute rearguard effort, with a tame header from Zaha easily saved and Amad blazing over before turning provider for Ghislain Konan, who drilled agonisingly wide of the post. Ivory Coast captain Franck Kessie should have done much better with a close-range header after Ernan Siluane could not hold a cross by Odilon Kossounou."
Amad scored his third senior international goal early in the second half to give Ivory Coast a 1-0 victory over Mozambique at Stade de Marrakesh. Ivory Coast dominated possession and created numerous strong chances but were repeatedly let down by poor finishing. Mozambique defended resolutely and nearly equalised when Geny Catamo's last-gasp effort was saved by Yahia Fofana. Cameroon matched Ivory Coast's result as Etta Eyong's early strike beat Gabon 1-0 in Agadir. Sebastien Haller missed the game through injury, Wilfried Zaha started and Franck Kessie squandered a close-range header.
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