Overview
- Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in Rabat on a Riyad Mahrez penalty to clinch qualification and first place in Group E, with Luca Zidane keeping another clean sheet as Jaouen Hadjam exited injured.
- Nigeria secured top spot in Group C with a 3-2 win over Tunisia in Fès, driven by Ademola Lookman’s two assists and a goal after Victor Osimhen’s opener.
- Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire drew 1-1 in Marrakech, leaving both contenders to finish the job in their final group matches.
- Mozambique earned their first-ever CAN victory by defeating Gabon 3-2, while Sudan edged Equatorial Guinea 1-0 via an own goal to keep hopes of advancing alive.
- Morocco received a boost as Achraf Hakimi was cleared to play against Zambia on Monday in their bid to lock up progression.