AFCON Day 8: Equatorial Guinea stun Algeria, Sierra Leone hold Cote d'Ivoire

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The underdogs are giving the favourites a run for their money at AFCON 2021.

, ongoing in Cameroon, has enjoyed its fair share of drama on and off the pitch and even more was served on Sunday.

Despite fluffing an early penalty kick, it was the Elephants who drew the first blood in Sunday’s first Group E tie. Ajax star Sebastien Haller put the 2015 AFCON winners in front but Musa Kamara made it 1-1 before Nicolas Pepe scored what looked like a winning goal for the West Africans. While the Elephants rued their late mistake and chance to punch their last 16 ticket, it was worse for Algeria who were stunned by Equatorial Guinea. Esteban Obiang slid in at the far post to convert a flick-on and score the only goal with 20 minutes left in Douala.

Sunday’s result ended Algeria’s unbeaten run at 35 matches, two short of Italy’s world record set last year.

 

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