Ivory Coast v Mozambique live: Score and updates from Afcon 2025

Overlapping run from Mozambique right-back Calila, found beautifully by Catamo, and his cross is blocked behind for ANOTHER corner, off Konan.

This time the Mambas go short and when they curl in a cross, it flies wide of the post but again, very promising from the underdogs.

Ivory Coast left-back Konan on the overlap and he wins a corner as his cross is blocked behind but Mozambique defend it well. Their centre-back pairing of Sunderland star Reinildo and the vastly-experienced Mexer is one of their strongest units.

Then, at the other end, Ivory Coast caught out by a ball over the top, Mozambique get the cross in from the right and Witi should do better from eight yards out, on the volley, but he’s hurried by Seri and his shot skews well wide.

The Mabas are having some decent moments here though and the reigning champs really need to be careful.

Mozambique with the first shot at goal as Catamao takes aim but it’s straight at Fofana who looks slightly surprised but manages to beat the ball clear.

Just a warning shot from the underdogs but not the cleanest save from Fofana between the sticks

Diomande is a problem! The 19-year-old Ivorian winger has been in superb form for RB Leipzig this season and he’s already causing the Mambas defence some issues.

He glides past two men by cutting in from the left flank and surges into the box where he collides with Mexer. It’s an awkward collision and both men go down – Ivory Coast appeal for a penalty but nothing doing, rightly. Diomande receives treatment but he’s up and good to go again.

Wilfried Zaha linking play well already and his ball across the box has to be hurriedly sliced clear,

The Ivory Coast fans are out in force in Marrakech and it’s a good atmosphere inside the stadium

Mozambique counter at pace and the ball is slipped through to Catamo. He gets to the byline and his attempted cutback is blocked behind for the corner.

That’s well defended by Ivory Coast, safely cleared, but a promising moment for the underdogs.

Ivory Coast immediately on the attack as they break down the left and Diomande shoots but into the side netting. Not a million miles away

And we’re underway as the reigning champions Ivory Coast face Mozambique

Not far away from kick-off now and here’s the two teams arriving in the building a little earlier.

Sunderland star Reinildo captains Mozambique today – he’s had an impressive season at the Stadium of Light, can he help the Mambas spring a shock?

He normally plays left-back for Sunderland but often lines up at centre-back for his national side, so we’ll see if that’s the case in Marrakech today.

Mozambique XI: Siluane, Langa, Kambala, Geny, Ratifo, Reinildo, Amade, Mexer, Witi, Guima, Calila