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Diallo strikes again as Ivory Coast and Cameroon share spoils in AFCON classic

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Cameroon defender Nouhou (L) fights for the ball with Ivory Coast's forward Amad Diallo during the Africa Cup of Nations Group F match Marrakesh Stadium in Marrakesh on December 28, 2025. [Khaled DESOUKI / AFP]

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo was again on the scoresheet as defending champions Ivory Coast were held to a 1-1 draw by fierce rivals Cameroon in a pulsating Africa Cup of Nations Group F clash on Sunday.

Diallo gave the Elephants the lead six minutes into the second half in Marrakesh, scoring his second goal of the tournament, but the advantage was short-lived, with Cote d'Ivoire defender Ghislain Konan inadvertently turning Junior Tchamadeu's effort into his own net just five minutes later to hand the Indomitable Lions a share of the spoils.

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