Cote d'Ivoire winger Amad Diallo was named TotalEnergies AFCON Man of the Match in a post shared on their official X account after scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 victory over Mozambique to open the defending champions' AFCON 2025 campaign in Morocco.
The Manchester United attacker made the difference in a tight Group F encounter, continuing the momentum that followed his departure for international duty, as previously reported by SoftFootball , while confirming Amad Diallo's AFCON exit alongside Bryan Mbeumo . For Ivory Coast, it was not an easy night, but it was the perfect start.
The breakthrough came in the 68th minute, when Diallo delivered a calm, curling finish to finally unlock a stubborn Mozambique defence. Cote d'Ivoire dominated possession but lacked a cutting edge until his intervention, a pattern that has defined several AFCON openers.
