The African Cup of Nations On the second day it continues its march. After opening Sunday with a victory for hosts Morocco, in the same group, Zambia drew 1-1 with Mali after an hour, but the most striking and dangerous action was the celebration Patson DakaAuthor of the torturous two. The attacker He startled everyone by bending his neck after a pirouette. He eventually recovered, but it remained doubtful for the rest of the competition.
In the Group A duel, Mali initially won the game that was played at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca. The scorer was Lassine Sinayoko, 16 minutes into the second half. The midfielder, who plays for Auxerre in France, pushed after a defensive deflection from her rival.
But on the 47th matchday of the same phase, in stoppage time, Zambia equalized. Patson Daka received a cross from Mathews Banda and headed alone into the box to beat goalkeeper Djigui Diarra and make it 1-1. Because of the importance of the goal, he ran to celebrate it with open arms. However, as he tried to attempt a half moon, his left arm slipped on the grass, he fell on his head and His neck was bent in a very dangerous way.
The 27-year-old striker, who wears the Leicester jersey in England, did not continue the celebration and remained lying on the ground. All his companions ran to hug him, but almost without paying attention to the fact that he was obviously unwell. Some were worried about his physique, but the rest continued to celebrate the goal that sealed the game’s draw.
After the game and although the striker managed to get up normally, celebrate and continue playing the rest of the game, The association confirmed that the player will undergo a scan to rule out a neck injury, which would cause him to miss one of the remaining matches in the competition. That would be bad news for Zambia’s intentions as they hope to be able to count on their goalscorer throughout the championship.
The match, which corresponded to the first game of Zone A, ended 1-1. It is worth highlighting that the hosts in the same group started with a victory, the highlight of which was the great goal of the Chilean Ayoub El Kaabi. This Monday, South Africa continued with a 2-1 victory over Angola in Group B.
The Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco until January 18th. It consists of 24 teams divided into six zones of four teams each. The first two and the best third qualify for the round of 16 and then it goes on to the final, which will be played at the same venue as this Sunday, the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. The competition continues this Monday with the duel between Egypt and Zimbabwe in Agadir and this Tuesday with the confrontations between the Democratic Republic of Congo against Benin, Senegal-Botswana and Nigeria against Tanzania.
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