Ghana 0-1 Angola
Ghana came unstuck in their opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier after a last-gasp 1-0 defeat to Angola on Thursday evening.
With the quest for the continent's top football event underway this week, the Black Stars who exited the tournament proper in the group stages this year looked for a decent start.
The Palancas Negras, who bowed out in the quarter-finals of their tournament in the Ivory Coast, bagged the winner in stoppage time courtesy of Milson.
Footage surfaced on social media showing the home fans invading the pitch after the full-time whistle.
Central African Republic 3-1 Lesotho
The Central African Republic enjoyed a positive start to the qualifying journey in Group B and edged Lesotho 3-1 in an entertaining encounter.
A fast start for the host saw Louis Mafouta make the breakthrough in the first minute before bagging a brace moments apart.
South African-based Motebang Sera gave the visitors a lifeline after halftime, but the home team hit back and confirmed all the points when Goduine Koyalipou added a third.
Congo 1-0 South Sudan
Congo enjoyed a positive outcome over little known South Sudan after picking up a 1-0 win in the start to their qualifying campaign in Group K.
The host didn't need too much time to get stuck in and hit the ground running in the opening minutes through Chandrel Massanga.
It continued to go one way as the unfancied counterparts failed to engineer a response, leaving the men of Isaac N'Gata to a narrow victory.
Malawi 2-3 Burundi
Malawi made a disappointing start in the qualifiers for next year's tournament after going down 3-2 to Burundi in a Group L opener.
The Flames trailed after Chimwemwe Idana found his own net, but quickly hit back as Chawanangwa Kaonga though Burundi restored the lead when Jean Claude Girumugisha bagged target.
However, the host refused to give up and had Lanjesi Nkhoma draw matters level only for a certain Mokono Eldhino to burst clear and hand the away team victory with the winning strike.
Guinea-Bissau 1-0 Eswatini
Guinea-Bissau started the path to Morocco next year positively following a slender 1-0 victory over Eswatini at the Estadio 24 de Setembro in Group I.
The only effort of the clash came well past the opening ten minutes where Bura Nogueira bagged the net and made sure that the visitors leave empty handed.