Sudan claimed their first victory at the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, edging past Equatorial Guinea in a tight and hard-fought encounter decided by a moment of misfortune.

With both sides struggling to break the deadlock, the match appeared destined for a stalemate until the 74th minute. A set-piece delivery into the box caused chaos in the Equatorial Guinea defence, and defender Coco-Bassey inadvertently diverted the ball into his own net.

2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Equatorial Guinea - Sudan 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Coco S., 74 (own goal) (0:1)

Equatorial Guinea: Owono; Anieboh; Akapo C.; Coco S.; Obiang E.; Mascarell; Salvador (Nabil, 46); Machín J. (Asué, 69); Obiang P. (Ganet, 70); Eneme S. (Miranda J., 25); Zúñiga (Nsue E., 77)
Substitution: Miranda J. (from 25); Nabil (from 46); Asué (from 69); Ganet (from 70); Nsue E. (from 77)
Bench: Embela; Sapunga; Senra; Balboa; Buyla J.; Akogo; Masogo; Ondo; Hanza D. Jr
Yellow Cards: Machín J. 45; Akapo C. 87

Sudan: Alnil; Ering; Karshoum; Khamis; Barglan (Zayed, 87); Taifour; Khedr; Raouf (Mano, 72); Abdallah; Abdelrahman (Abaker, 80); Eisa M.
Substitution: Mano (from 72); Abaker (from 80); Zayed (from 87)
Bench: Eshrein; Abooja; Awad; Mohamedein; Tabanja; Muzmel; Nouh A-J.
Yellow Cards: Khedr 16; Barglan 41; Alnil 72