CASABLANCA (REUTERS)
Zambia’s Patson Daka scored with a spectacular diving header in stoppage time to see his side come from behind and force a 1-1 draw with Mali in their opening Group A clash at the Africa Cup of Nations finals on Monday.
Mali looked in control for most of the encounter but paid the price for sitting back in the closing stages as Zambia staged a late recovery with Daka leaping through the air to force home Mathews Banda’s curling cross two minutes into stoppage time at the end of the game.
Lassine Sinayoko had taken advantage of sloppy defending to give Mali a 62nd-minute lead after his strike partner El Bilal Toure had a first-half penalty saved.
Later on Monday, Group B action gets underway with Angola and South Africa meeting in Marrakech followed by Egypt against Zimbabwe in Agadir.