Ivory Coast regained top spot in Group D out at the Stade de l'Amitie after recording a 3-0 victory over Mozambique.
Arsenal's Nicolas Pepe started on the bench as did Manchester United defender Eric Bailly, whilst Max-Alain Gradel provided the opener in the first ten minutes.
The Elephants upped their tally in the second half through Maxwel Cornet and a last-gasp finish from Jean Michael Seri to leave the side high in confidence ahead of their group decider with Cameroon.
Nigeria took one step towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff spots with a 2-0 win over Liberia at the Stade de Tanger on Saturday.
The Super Eagles saw Napoli's Victor Osimhen net from the penalty spot and Ahmed Musa doing like wise to hand the powerhouse of African football a cool victory.
This leaves the Super Eagles with a crunch battle against the Cape Verde Islands on Tuesday, with top spot in Group C up for grabs.
Zambia swept Mauritania 4-0 in their penultimate Group B qualifying clash, with forward Fashion Sakala bagging a hat-trick.
Leicester City striker Patson Daka issued Chipolopolo a dream start in the middle of the first half before Sakala struck once and then again from the penalty spot to complete a brace.
The Scottish-based attacker showed up in the second half and completed his hat-trick to hand Zambia a commanding victory against the group's basement dwellers.
Cameroon continued their hunt for a World Cup playoff booking after engineering a dominant 4-0 triumph over a ten-man Malawi in Group D.
An early blow for Malawi saw John Banda dismissed before Vincent Aboubakar netted from the penalty spot and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa adding a second into halftime.
A brace from Christian Bassogog in the last five minutes contributed to the pasting of the Flames, as the Indomitable Lions face Ivory Coast in the group stage decider on Tuesday.
Tunisia suffered a shock 1-0 loss against the Equatorial Guinea in Group B as their play-off hopes hang by a thread.
The win puts the host tied on points with Tunisia at the top of the group, and the winner came courtesy of Pablo Ganet.
With top spot on the line, The Carthage Eagles entertain Zambia and Equatorial Guinea face off against the group's bottom side Mauritania in their final group stage matches.
Cape Verde Islands maintained their playoff hopes after coming from behind in the second half to beat the Central African Republic 2-1.
Isaac Ngoma's first half strike put the visitors ahead, but it was erased with the leveller from Julio Tavares before the ultimate second followed from Stopira.
The Cape Verde Islands will now battle Nigeria for top spot in Group C, as the two meet in a group decider on Tuesday.