“Regular matches of the group stage of the tournament took place.”, — write: football.ua
Regular matches of the group stage of the tournament took place.
Equatorial Guinea v Algeria, x.com/CAF_Online December 31, 2025, 8:08 p.m
In the first match, the Algerian national team confidently beat Equatorial Guinea with a score of 3:1.
Zinedine Belaid, Fares Shaibi and Ibrahim Maza scored goals for the Algerians. For those who lost, Emilio Nsuye scored the only goal.
Equatorial Guinea — Algeria 1:3
goals: Nsuye, 50 — Belaid, 19, Shaibi, 25, Maza, 32.
In the second meeting, Burkina Faso beat Sudan 2-0.
Shakhtar Donetsk forward Lassina Traore and Arsene Kouassi became the authors of the goals. At the same time, the Sudanese had a great chance to equalize in the first half, but Al-Ghuzouli Noa did not convert the penalty.
Sudan — Burkina Faso 0:2
goals: Traore, 16, Kouassi, 85.
Algeria topped Group E with nine points, while Burkina Faso finished second with six points. Sudan finished third with three points and secured a place in the play-offs by ranking the third-placed teams in their groups. Equatorial Guinea remained without scoring points.