The 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations has officially kicked off. In the first matches of Group B, Nigeria faced Tunisia. Nigeria secured a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal by Auwal Ibrahim.
Later that evening, Morocco took on Kenya in a thrilling encounter and came out on top with a 3-2 win. Kenya opened the scoring in the 16th minute through Lawrence Ouma. However, Morocco responded with two goals from Mohammed Zabiri in the 45+3rd and 55th minutes, turning the game in their favor.
Although Kenya managed to equalize in the 71st minute with a goal from Hassan Beja, Reda Laalaoui scored the winning goal for Morocco in the 78th minute. With this result, Morocco topped the group after the first round of matches, with Nigeria trailing in second place.
In Group A, Sierra Leone currently leads the table with 4 points. Egypt and South Africa follow in second and third place respectively, each with one win and one loss.