Daka Scores Late Equaliser In Zambia's AFCON Opener

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Daka Scores Late Equaliser In Zambia's AFCON Opener

Patson Daka's injury-time equaliser means Zambia start their Africa Cup of Nations journey with a 1-1 draw against Mali on Monday afternoon.

2025-12-22T17:00+00:00

by Matthew Temple

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22 Dec, 2025

Daka Scores Late Equaliser In Zambia's AFCON Opener

Patson Daka's injury-time equaliser means Zambia start their Africa Cup of Nations journey with a 1-1 draw against Mali on Monday afternoon.

Matthew Temple

2025-12-22T17:00+00:00

Daka Scores Late Equaliser In Zambia's AFCON Opener

Patson Daka's injury-time equaliser means Zambia start their Africa Cup of Nations journey with a 1-1 draw against Mali on Monday afternoon.

Matthew Temple

2025-12-22T17:00+00:00

Daka Scores Late Equaliser In Zambia's AFCON Opener

Patson Daka's injury-time equaliser means Zambia start their Africa Cup of Nations journey with a 1-1 draw against Mali on Monday afternoon.

Matthew Temple

2025-12-22T17:00+00:00

Daka Scores Late Equaliser In Zambia's AFCON Opener

Patson Daka's injury-time equaliser means Zambia start their Africa Cup of Nations journey with a 1-1 draw against Mali on Monday afternoon.

Matthew Temple

2025-12-22T17:00+00:00

Zambia kickstarted their AFCON campaign with a 1-1 draw against Mali
Patson Daka scored a late equaliser to rescue a point
Leicester loanee Woyo Coulibaly also played 90 minutes in the fixture

This year's competition comes from Morocco, with the host nation kicking off the tournament with a 2-0 win over Comoros in Group A.

On Monday afternoon, Zambia were included in the second fixture and they faced the last team making up the group, Mali. Daka led the line, and was up against Leicester loanee, Woyo Coulibaly, who played 90 minutes at right-back for the home side.

Daka played 90 minutes and scored in Zambia's first AFCON game.

The scores were goalless at half-time, although Willard Mwanza, in goal for Chipolopolo, made a fantastic penalty save, getting down to his bottom left to turn behind El Bilal Touré's effort just before the break.

Mali did take in the lead just after the hour mark through Lassine Sinayoko, and looked good for the three points, until Daka, with a clever run into the box, managed to break the offside line, and direct a header goalwards to salvage a point for his country.

Earning one point from their first game, Zambia's attention now turns to Group A's bottom placed team, Comoros, who they will face on Boxing Day (5:30pm GMT kick-off) at Stade Mohammed V.

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