Angola, Zimbabwe Draw in Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage Opener
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Dec. 26, 2025) (Interstat) — Angola and Zimbabwe played to a 1-1 draw Friday in an Africa Cup of Nations group stage match at Grand Stade de Marrakech.
Angola’s Gelson Dala opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Zimbabwe’s Knowledge Musona equalized in the final moments of the first half, scoring in the sixth minute of stoppage time. The match was a physical contest, featuring seven yellow cards issued by the officiating crew.
The result left both nations with identical records in the tournament and across all competitions: no wins, no losses and one draw. The match defied a pre-game projection from Interstat’s ELO system, which gave Angola a 62% probability to win.