United's other Afcon representative is Noussair Mazraoui. Morocco are at the top of Group A, also with four points from their two games. They will play a third place team in the last 16 if they retain top spot against Zambia later on Monday.

Manchester United duo Amad and Bryan Mbeumo went head-to-head in the Africa Cup of Nations.Mbeumo provided an assist in Cameroon’s opening match while Amad scored the only goal of the game for

Cameroon made it 1-1 shortly afterwards, when Ghislain Konan deflected in a shot by Junior Tchamadeu for an own goal. United forward Mbeumo went close to scoring with a free-kick and had a late shot blocked, while the lively Amad, who was booked, was replaced by Wilfried Zaha in the closing stages.

Latest Manchester United news after Amad and Bryan Mbeumo came face to face in AFCON's Ivory Coast vs Cameroon clash

Kamdem did not appear in Marrakech, and he is yet to feature across two games in Morocco, but his presence at AFCON 2025 might, in some ways, come to symbolise the civil war that has ripped through Cameroonian football over the past 18 months.

Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire played out a 1–1 draw on Sunday night at the Marrakech Stadium, leaving Group F wide open after a high-level clash between two of Africa’s football giants. Having both won their opening matches—Cameroon against Gabon and Côte d’Ivoire versus Mozambique—the two sides met with the clear objective of taking control of the group.