Afcon 2025: Nigeria and South Africa qualify as Ghana get lifeline

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Three-time continental champions Nigeria were among four facets to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with out kicking a ball on Thursday.

Gabon, South Africa and Uganda are additionally assured of their locations in Morocco after finally ends up of their respective groups went their formulation.

Ten-man Tunisia netted a 93rd-minute winner to triumph 3-2 away in opposition to Madagascar and e book their arena on the finals for a document-extending 17th time.

Libya’s 1-0 get in Rwanda ensures Nigeria a top-two enact in Community D, and formulation Benin will join the Colossal Eagles on the tournament within the occasion that they get their all-West African assembly later (19:00 GMT).

Within the period in-between, Ghana’s hopes of qualification are composed alive after Sudan suffered a negative 4-0 defeat away in opposition to Niger, who revived their private campaign.

The Sudanese had wished appropriate a display veil growth from Community F.

Four-time Afcon winners Ghana have to beat already-certified Angola in Luanda on Friday (19:00 GMT) to dwell seeking a worth to the 2025 finals.

Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Walk with the race both certified for subsequent year’s tournament on Wednesday despite no longer taking part in – and that theme persisted on Thursday.

Central African Republic had to get away in opposition to Lesotho in divulge to attain stress on Gabon in Community B, however a 1-0 defeat in Bloemfontein formulation CAR’s await their Nations Cup debut will continue for no longer less than one other two years.

Congo-Brazzaville additionally wished three facets from their time out to South Sudan in Community Okay, however done with 10 males as they lost 3-2 in Juba.

That result handed qualification to community leaders Uganda, who will almost definitely be wait on on the finals for the first time since 2019, and South Africa.

Ali Abdi turned into once the hero for Tunisia in opposition to Madagascar in Community A, netting appropriate four minutes after Wajdi Kechrida turned into once sent off.

The Malagasy had twice fought wait on from a aim down, and were eliminated after being denied a point within the closing stages.

In other locations Libya kept their faint probabilities alive in Community D as Fahd Saad Mohamed struck a unhurried winner in opposition to Rwanda in Malawi.

There are 10 fits scheduled on Friday, when Botswana, Comoros, Mali, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe all enjoy every other to qualify.

Morocco (hosts), Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ivory Walk with the race, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda

• Madagascar 2-3 Tunisia (Community A)

• Lesotho 1-0 Central African Republic (Community B)

• Rwanda 0-1 Libya (Community D)

• Benin v Nigeria (Community D, 19:00 GMT)

• Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria (Community E)

• Niger 4-0 Sudan (Community F)

• South Sudan 3-2 Congo-Brazzaville (Community Okay)

• Burundi 0-0 Malawi (Community L)

• Burkina Faso v Senegal (Community L, 19:00 GMT)

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