Overview

• Cape Verde missed a chance to clinch qualification after rallying from 3-1 down to draw in Tripoli.
• Libya led inside 46 seconds via an own goal and later went 3-1 up with a long-range free-kick before the visitors hit back late.
• Cape Verde top Group D on 20 points with Cameroon on 18 and a far superior goal difference heading into Monday’s final fixtures.
• Cape Verde host Eswatini and Cameroon host Angola in the group finale, with the group winner qualifying directly for the 2026 World Cup.
• A stoppage-time offside flag halted a four-on-one Cape Verde break in a contentious moment, with no VAR used in CAF qualifiers, and the result leaves Libya effectively out of play-off contention.