Sierra Leone 2-3 Nigeria
Nigeria secured their ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations with an entertaining 3-2 victory over Sierra Leone on Sunday evening.
In-demand striker Victor Osimhen bagged the opener early in the first half and grabbed a double shortly after the half-hour mark.
Sierra Leone did put up a fight ahead of the halftime period through Mustapha Bundu and levelled it up in the closing minutes courtesy of Abdul Kargbo.
However, the Super Eagles claimed the much-needed win when Kelechi Iheanacho struck deep in added time and confirmed his nation's ticket to the finals.
Madagascar 0-0 Ghana
Ghana experienced a frustrating outing as the West Africans battled to a goalless draw against a stubborn Madagascar in Group B in Antananarivo.
The dropped points doesn't dampen the Black Stars atop group standings as in fact it strengthened their grip over second-place Angola with a game to spare.
Uganda 1-2 Algeria
2019 champions Algeria maintained their perfect record in Group F as they secured a 2-1 win over Uganda in Kampala.
The Desert Foxes struggled to get going following kick-off but eventually took the lead before halftime through Mohamed El Amine Amoura.
The latter then doubled his tally around the midway point of the second half, as Fahad Bayo bagged a consolation for the Cranes with two minutes to go.
Rwanda 0-2 Mozambique
Mozambique concluded their qualification journey positively and recorded a 2-0 victory over Rwanda in a Group D encounter.
The Mambas steadied the ship pretty well early on and hit the front shortly before halftime courtesy of Geny Catamo as the host battled to clear.
Rwanda weren't able to manage to a response thereafter and ultimately succumbed to a second at the death through a finish from Clesio.
Cape Verde Islands 3-1 Burkina Faso
Cape Verde Islands clinched a spot to the continental finals from Group B after engineering an impressive 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso.
The Islanders needed just seven minutes to go ahead as Bebe struck the opener before Issoufou Dayo brought the Stallions level on the stroke of halftime.
However, the host took full control after halftime when Joao Paulo Fernandes got their second and left Euclides Tavares Andrade to wrap up matters at the death.
Eswatini 0-2 Togo
Togo put up a gallant showing and recorded a 2-0 victory over Eswatini in Group B at the Mbombela Stadium, but wasn't able to secure spot in the finals.
Goals from Steeve Kevin Denkey after a subdued start set the tone for the visiting nation and left Euloge Placca to come up with the final strike in the closing seconds to fulltime.
Congo 0-2 Mali
Mali jumped to the top of Group G and secured their spot in the finals in Ivory Coast following a 2-0 victory over Congo Brazzaville.
The first half finished goalless as the two battled to open up each other though Ibrahima Kone came to the fore and opened the account for the visitors.
Congo were cut apart again shortly before the close of play and allowed Nene Dorgeles to bag in the second for the much-needed maximum points in the end.
Tanzania 1-0 Niger
Tanzania strengthened their hopes to seal a spot in the finals with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Niger in Dar-es Salaam in a Group F encounter.
Not a lot in regards to chances happened for the two before Simon Msuva struck the killer blow in the final 20 minutes and handed the Taifa Stars maximum points.
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