Benin threw away a two-goal lead but still earned their first ever point at the African Cup of Nations with a 2-2 draw against Mozambique

Mozambique came from two goals down to earn an unlikely 2-2 draw with Benin in their opening game in the African Cup of Nations. Benin raced into a 2-0 lead in just over 20 minutes but paid dearly for two goalkeeping mistakes by Yoann Djidonou.

Benin's first goal came from the penalty spot, after Mozambique goalkeeper Rafael Kapango tripped Razak Omotoyossi in the box, allowing the same player to pick himself up and give Benin a 14th lead from the spot. It got worse for Mozambique in the 20th minute, when Omotoyossi met a cross from the left by Stephane Sessegnon and Dario Khan's attempted challenge sent the ball into the net for an own goal!

But Benin were the masters of their own downfall, when in the 29th minute keeper Djidonou flapped at a corner allowing Almiro Lobo to head home and give Mozambique a chance of salvaging something from the game. A chance they took when Djidonou's glaring error gifted an equaliser for Mozambique, as he raced from his goal to kick a through-ball into touch but a quick throw-in found Domingues who squared for Carlos Goncalves to slot the ball home with the keeper still running back into his box.

The draw maintained both sides' unwanted records of never having won a match in the African Cup of Nations finals.