Matchday 8 proved to be the day for the underdogs at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON2021, in Cameroon. 

The Gambia held Mali to a 1-1 draw in Group F, Sierra Leone repeated the feat after a 2-2 draw with Ivory Coast in Group E.

However. the day belonged to Equatorial Guinea, who went a step further to shock champions, Algeria 1:0, also in Group E.