Last day of matchday 4 of the 2025 AFCON qualifers lived up to the hype as shocks, competitiveness and beautiful football was displayed. Kennedy Mu
Last day of matchday 4 of the 2025 AFCON qualifers lived up to the hype as shocks, competitiveness and beautiful football was displayed.
Kennedy Musonda’s first half strike was enough for the Chipolopolos of Zambia secured a 1-0 win over Chad.
Amadou Bakayoko scored in the second half for Sierra Leone to shock African champions, Ivory Coast 1-0. It was Ivory Coast’s first defeat in all competitions since the 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in the 2023 AFCON group stages.
Al-Tash and Mohammed Abdelrahman’s second half goals condemend Ghana to 2-0 defeat in Libya. Sudan now has every chance to qualify after opening 5 points gap against third placed Ghana.
Angola narrowly pipped Niger 1-0 in Casablanca to finally confirm their place in Morocco 2025. Zini’s second minute strike made the difference.
Serhou Guirassy’s first half brace helped Guinea smashed Ethiopia 3-0 to move to second place in Group H.
Elia Meshack’s late brace helped DR Congo won 2-0 in Tanzania to book a slot in AFCON 2025.
Yasine Meriah’s 68th minute goal for Tunisia cancelled Selemeni’s early goal in the second half for Comoros. The minnows secured a 1-1 draw against Tunisia.
Central African Republic lost 4-0 against Morocco. AS Monaco’s Ben Seghir scored brace in the first half. En Nesyri and Ezzalzouli each scored in the second half to help Morocc smashed CAR 9-0 on aggregate in a space of 4 days.
Nshuti and Bizimana’s second half goals helped Rwanda bounce back from a goal down against Benin to win 2-1.
Ibrahim Adel’s 85th minute strike helped Egypt beat Mauritania 1-0 in Nouakchott.
Congo and South Africa drew 1-1 as Guinea Bissau and Mali played goalless draw.
Thabang Sesinyi scored to assist Botswana beat Cape Verde 1-0 to move to second place in the group.
Uganda won 2-1 in South Sudan while Senegal won 1-0 in Malawi through Mane’s 96th minute goal.
Gabon secured an important 2-0 win in Lesotho to move 4 points clear of third placed Central African Republic in Group B.
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