Overview
- Burkina Faso beat Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in Casablanca with Georgi Minoungou equalising in the 95th minute before Edmond Tapsoba headed a last-gasp winner.
- Equatorial Guinea played with 10 men after Basilio Ndong’s challenge on Bertrand Traoré was upgraded to a red card on review, though Marvin Anieboh had briefly put them ahead in the 85th minute.
- Algeria defeated Sudan 3-0 in Rabat as Riyad Mahrez scored twice, with Sudan reduced to 10 men after Salahedin Adil’s second booking before Ibrahim Maza added a late third.
- Algeria lead Group E on goal difference and meet Burkina Faso next in Rabat on Sunday, with Equatorial Guinea facing Sudan in Casablanca the same day.
- A VAR malfunction that prevented review of a potential DR Congo handball against Benin on Tuesday remains a talking point, while broadcasters include Channel 4 in the UK and beIN Sports and Fubo in the US.