The Africa Cup of Nations was played in a number of matches on the night, and the results were frequent upsets, with the two favourites Cameroon and Algeria both topping over and dropping points. Cameroon are favourites to win the Africa Cup of Nations five times, but this time they faced Guinea, ranked 80th in the world, and Cameroon only played a 1-1 result, which was surprising. Cameroon had a whopping 7 per cent possession and 13 shots on goal and scored just one. Guinea had only 6 shots on goal and also scored 1 goal. Paio opened the scoring for Guinea. Camano was then sent off with a red card, leaving Guinea with one man to play. Cameroon took advantage of the numerical advantage and equalized with a goal from Margery. However, it is a shame that Cameroon only scored one goal with one more man at half-time. In such a game, Cameroon failed to win it, which is a relatively unsuccessful thing. Cameroon, with just one point, will only finish second in the group.
Algeria also overturned, also at 1-1. Algeria is ranked 30th in the world and has won the Africa Cup of Nations twice. However, this time against Angola, a weak team ranked 117th in the world, only got a draw, which is incredible. In this game, Algeria managed 66% possession, 16 attempts at goal with only 3 on target, and 1 goal was scored. The quality of Algeria's shots is still a little worse and their ability to take chances is too weak. Angola, on the other hand, scored only seven times, with the only one on target. However, Angola scored a penalty. Against a strong team, if the underdog can get a penalty, it will be a good opportunity to pick up points. This time, Angola seized such an opportunity. Bentaleb sent a penalty and Mablolu scored a penalty to save Angola. Algerian star Riyad Mahrez had a terrible run of form as he had just one shot on goal, no shots on target and only one successful dribble. After Riyad Mahrez went to Saudi Arabia to play, his level dropped.
The most reliable team on the night was Senegal. Senegal is ranked 20th in the world and 2nd in Africa, having won the Africa Cup of Nations 1 time. This time Senegal faced Gambia and won 3-0. Sadio Mane set up Guy early to score. After that, Adams was sent off with a red card, which resulted in the Gambia kicking one man less, which was a devastating blow for the Gambia. Senegal with one more player to keep up the good work. Lamin Kamara scored to double the score. In the final moments, Lamine Kamara blasted into the world wave to complete the brace and finish the match completely. In the end, Senegal won 3-0.