The Mozambique national team achieved its first victory in the history of its participation in the African Cup of Nations, when it faced Gabon, on Sunday, in the Moroccan city of Agadir.
The two teams of Group Six met at Adrar Stadium, in the second round of the group stage.
The Greens’ former competitor in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers succeeded in compensating for their defeat against defending champion Ivory Coast in the first match.
For its part, Gabon fell for the second time in a row, reducing its chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Match summary
Since the start of the match, the Mozambique national team put pressure on its Gabonese counterpart, the latter committing several lapses in defence.
Faizal Panghal took advantage of one of them, after his team received a corner kick executed by the brilliant Jenny Katamu, to score the lead goal with a header in the 32nd minute.
Katamo returned to double the score for the Mambas in the 38th minute, through a penalty kick awarded to Dominguez Belembe after he was obstructed by Gabonese defender Manga Ekweli.
The crossbar prevented defender Mandava Renildo’s teammates from scoring a third goal before the end of regular time in the first half, after a shot from the left winger Witty.
While the players were waiting for Tunisian referee Mahrez Maleki to announce the end of the first stage after adding four minutes; Veteran Pierre Aubameyang fooled everyone.
Olympique Marseille’s top scorer followed a powerful shot from Didier Ndong, but Mozambican goalkeeper Hernan made a mistake in clearing it to score the goal to reduce the difference.
The 7th #TotalEnergiesAFCON goal for Gabon’s talisman. 🇬🇦#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/jsa0rnS9Gg
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The Gabonese national team did not take advantage of the break between halftime to reorganize its ranks and correct its mistakes.
He conceded a third goal five minutes after play resumed in the second half.
Winger Witty succeeded in manipulating the opponent’s defense and sent a long ball, which was recovered by right-back Diogo Calella, who quickly came from behind and headed in a header in the 52nd minute.
Watch history unfold as Mozambique score three #TotalEnergiesAFCON goals for the first time ever. 🇲🇿#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/F8CaOLNLuO
— TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 (@CAF_Online) December 28, 2025
The Gabonese team threw their weight back into the match and took the risk of attacking, as they had several scoring opportunities, the most dangerous of which was from Aubameyang.
The experienced striker was surprisingly lost on two occasions, despite being alone with goalkeeper Hernan.
Alex Moquito Musonda was able to reduce the difference in the 76th minute, after the Mumbai national team’s defense was unable to clear the ball.
This goal did not prevent the “Mambas” from recording a historic victory, the first since the beginning of their journey in “Alkan” in 1986.
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