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

Amad Diallo hailed Manchester United team-mate Bryan Mbeumo as a "good lad" after the pair swapped shirts following their Africa Cup of Nations clash between Ivory Coast and Cameroon. The former scored a brilliant goal as the two African heavyweights played out a 1-1 draw on Sunday as both nations inched closer to the knockout stages of the competition.

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.

Bryan Mbeumo and, probably, Manchester United’s top target, Carlos Baleba, will have Red Devils fans closely following Cameroon’s AFCON exploits in the ongoing African showpiece.Cameroon were

Signed initially in October 2020, before actually arriving in Manchester a few months later, Amad has had to bide his time at Old Trafford, powering through loan spells at Rangers and Sunderland, alongside having to fight his way through a peripheral role under Erik ten Hag.