Senegal defeated Malawi 1-0 in the 96th minute thanks to a goal from Sadio Mane, and they will go to the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco the next year. Ghana, on the other hand, looks quite certain to lose to Sudan on Tuesday.
Senegal had thirty chances to score against their hosts, but Mane’s 25-yard free kick that curled into the bottom corner of the net in the closing seconds sealed the victory for his team.With two more games left in the November international window, the 2021 winners—who just broke up with longtime coach Aliou Cisse—join Burkina Faso as qualified nations from Group L in the 24-team finals.In a neutral Libya, Ghana lost 2-0 to Sudan after goals from Ahmed Al-Tash and Mohamed Abdel Rahman in the second half came three minutes apart.Ghana only achieved two points from their four games, placing them five points outside of the qualifying spots. They will now face a challenging journey to pool leaders Angola, potentially missing their first continental championships since 2004.
Zini’s goal in the first minute of the match helped Angola defeat Niger 1-0 in Casablanca to guarantee their spot.Seven-time champions in record Egypt defeated Mauritania 1-0 to easily go to the finals. Five minutes from the end, Ibrahim Adel scored the game’s lone goal.Meschack Elia scored a brace as Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Tanzania 2-0 to advance, while Amadou Bakayoko’s goal in the 85th minute sent reigning champions Ivory Coast reeling.The Ivorians are still the best in the group and will be the favorites to secure a spot the following month.
Kennedy Musonda’s goal 20 minutes from time gave coach Avram Grant’s Zambia a crucial 1-0 victory over Chad and a significant step towards qualification.After defeating Lesotho 2-0 in neutral Durban, Gabon is also on track. Meanwhile, Morocco defeated the Central African Republic 4-0, with two goals from Eliesse Ben Seghir.South Africa, who were thwarted to a 1-1 draw in the Congo despite Elias Mokwana scoring the first goal, trailed Uganda, who defeated South Sudan 2-1 in Juba to lead their pool. Next month, both are anticipated to confirm their spots.
Rwanda defeated Benin 2-1 in Group D, and Nigeria’s match against Libya was postponed on Tuesday due to the latter’s refusal to participate due to travel disruptions during the lead-up.Nigeria leads the pool after three games with seven points, followed by Benin with six points from four games, Rwanda with five points from four games, and Libya with one point from three games.With two points separating the North Africans at the top of the pool and Gambia in third, Comoros held Tunisia to a 1-1 draw.The other teams that have already qualified for the finals are Algeria, Cameroon, and hosts Morocco.
