Overview

• Ismael Saibari scored twice after Niger’s Abdul-Latif Goumey was sent off, with Ayoub El Kaabi, Hamza Igamane and Azzedine Ounahi adding second‑half goals as Morocco became Africa’s first qualifiers on 18 points.
• Cape Verde stayed top of Group D on 16 points after a 2–0 win in Mauritius through goals from Jovane Cabral and Diney Borges.
• Cape Verde host second‑placed Cameroon in Praia on Tuesday, and a home win would leave the Blue Sharks needing three points in October to secure the group.
• Cameroon beat Eswatini 3–0 in Yaounde with Bryan Mbeumo supplying two assists to remain one point behind Cape Verde.
• Elsewhere, Libya upset Angola 1–0 to move third in Group D, and Group I leaders Ghana drew 1–1 in Chad to remain on 16 points.