great, the spirit was great. we thought, we have given everything today. we put on the pitch, that is what fans should expect. the fans were behind us, i think it was a great game for everyone, not the only man united fans but all over, because there was so much tempo. now to the africa cup of nations where there was almost a huge shock in egypt s opening game against mozambique as the seven time champions were 2 1 down with the final whistle imminent. but mo salah was awarded a penalty in the 97th minute, which he converted to level the scores. ghana are in action against cape verde in the same group. cape verde are currently 1 0 ahead. and in the day s opening game, nigeria were held to a 1 all draw by equatorial guinea with the african player of the year, victor 0simhen, scoring for nigeria. at the asian cup, tournament favourites japan came
with a renewed sense of purpose, scoring two goals in three minutes, including this brilliant solo run from clesio bauque. a shocking defeat was on the cards, but the pharaos talisman saved them the blushes by converting from the spot in the 97th minute to salvage a point. too close for comfort for africa s fifth best team. earlier giants nigeria were held to an unexpected 1 1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria s bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space to net the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it 1 1 just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans
to win. now to the africa cup of nations where there was almost a huge shock in egypt s opening game against mozambique as the seven time champions were 2 1 down with the final whistle imminent. but mo salah was awarded a penalty in the 97th minute which he converted to level the scores. ghana are in action against cape verde in the same group. the score is currently 1 1. ghana had just scored in the last couple of minutes. and in the day s opening game, nigeria were held to a 1 1 draw by equatorial guinea with the african player of the year, victor 0simhen, scoring for nigeria. at the asian cup, tournament favourites japan came from behind to beat vietnam 11 2 in their group d opener. vietnam, very much the underdogs, took a 2 1 first half lead when pham toon hai took advantage of a mistake by japanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, japan were able to turn things around with this goal from keito nakamura, japan eventually winning 4 2. the united arab emirates group c game match agai
a perching half time at old trafford. the africa cup of nations got under way yesterday today it s mohamed salah s egypt in action against mozambique. egypt are looking for a record extending eighth title, and their first since 2015. that game kicked off around 20 minutes ago and it s1 0 to egypt mohammed mustafa with the opening goal. in the day s opening game, nigeria were held to a 1 1 draw against equatorial guinea with the african player of the year, victor osimhen, scoring for nigeria. ghana get their tounament under way against cape verde in the late game. at the asian cup, tournament favourites japan came from behind to beat vietnam 11 2 in their group d opener. vietnam, very much the underdogs, took a 2 1 first half lead when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake by japanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, japan were able to turn things around with this goal
to an unexpcted 1 1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria s bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute, with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space for the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it i i just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained undisturbed and it s back to the drawing board for the super eagles. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars the asian cup is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare. they beat vietnam 4 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead, when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese