Ivory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone: Leones stars grab late equalizer in dramatic fashion

Alhaji Kamara scores late equalizer to earn 2-2 draw for Sierra Leone after shocking howler by Ivory Coast keeper Badre Sangare (Match Highlights)

Sierra Leone scored a thrilling injury-time equalizer against Ivory Coast to earn a 2-2 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations in Douala.

The Elephants had been cruising, but a shocking error by Badra Sangare opened the door for Alhadji Kamara to slot home.

Sangare mishandled a back-header and could only watch in horror as Kamara clinched the Leone Stars' second consecutive Group E draw.

This implies they have a good chance of reaching the last 16.

Sierra Leone has two points from two matches, while Ivory Coast leads the group with four points.

However, the Elephants play defending champions Algeria on Thursday (16:00 GMT) in a make or mar encounter.

Both teams contributed to an intriguing affair that saw Ivory Coast miss an early penalty but then take a two-goal lead before Sierra Leone responded in a dramatic manner.

Man of the match: Nicola Pepe (Ivory Coast)

Presenting the #CIVSLE TotalEnergies Man of the Match 🐘

Well done, Nicolas Pepe 👏 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/4oKHAzT14n

— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 16, 2022

Watch the match highlights: Ivory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone

 

📹 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 🇨🇮 2-2 🇸🇱

Goals galore in Douala as Alhaji Kamara score a dramatic equalizer to seal a well-earned point for the Leone Stars 🌟

A quick recap on how the #CIVSLE went down! 🔁#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2gether pic.twitter.com/8ZCEJDyMPT

— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 17, 2022

How the Sierra Leone players celebrated the equalizer

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🦁🦁🦁🇸🇱🦁🦁🦁#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamSierraLeone pic.twitter.com/yMAvlZz1uW

— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 16, 2022

The streets of Sierra Leone went wild after the equalizer

#TeamSierraLeone with the 2-2 equalising goal. We yagba dem #afcon2021 pic.twitter.com/C8uq1WzpbB

— Abdul Hamid Kanu 🇸🇱 (@KanuVisuals) January 16, 2022