Overview
- Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in Rabat on a Riyad Mahrez penalty, sealing top spot in Group E as the captain moved to three goals to lead the scoring charts with Luca Zidane again starting in goal.
- Nigeria qualified by edging Tunisia 3-2 in Fès, with Ademola Lookman delivering two assists and a goal and the match drawing scrutiny over a heavy tackle on Hannibal Mejbri that did not result in a red card.
- Mozambique earned its first-ever AFCON win by defeating Gabon 3-2 in Agadir, a result that, combined with Côte d’Ivoire–Cameroon later, confirmed Gabon’s elimination.
- Sudan defeated Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Casablanca via a Saul Coco own goal, keeping Sudan in contention for the knockouts and eliminating Equatorial Guinea.
- Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon drew 1-1 in a high-tempo clash in Marrakech attended by Kylian Mbappé, leaving both teams on four points heading into the final group matches.