Kenya and South Africa completed Group D on Saturday. Pitso Mosimane’s Bafana beat Guinea 2-1 in Soweto. Co-hosts Kenya drew 1-1 with Eritrea in Nairobi. Only one non-host from that group will join Kenya at the finals.
Friday brought 14 matches. Nigeria came from behind to beat Madagascar 2-1. Guinea-Bissau won 2-0 in Tanzania. Egypt drew 0-0 with Angola. Senegal were held 1-1 in Mozambique. Morocco, Algeria and Mali all won.
Thursday opened the group stage. Côte d’Ivoire beat Ghana 2-0. Cameroon defeated Comoros 3-1. DR Congo beat Equatorial Guinea 2-0. Zimbabwe came from two down to beat Sierra Leone 3-2.
Thursday
- Namibia 1-0 Congo — Muzeu 47’
- Mauritania 3-1 Central African Republic — Koita 32’ pen, Camara 69’, Diallo 89’; Koyalipou 48’
- DR Congo 2-0 Equatorial Guinea — Mbemba 4’, Wissa 72’
- Libya 2-2 Botswana — Al-Hbeishi 87’, El Maremi 90+6’ pen; Orebonye 30’, 42’
- Sierra Leone 2-3 Zimbabwe — Conteh 7’, Tarawallie 27’; Munetsi 72’, 88’, Chirewa 76’
- Côte d’Ivoire 2-0 Ghana — Yalcouyé 44’, Kessié 58’
- Tunisia 1-1 Uganda — Arous 12’; Mato 68’
- Cameroon 3-1 Comoros — Nyengue 39’, Mbeumo 48’, Namaso 81’; Omari 51’
Friday
- Tanzania 0-2 Guinea-Bissau — Djú 33’, Baldé 58’
- Mozambique 1-1 Senegal — Catamo 45+2’; Jackson 32’
- Niger 2-1 Lesotho — Sosah 38’, Sako 45’; Motebang 85’ pen
- Malawi 2-1 South Sudan — Adepoju 20’, Njaliwa 64’; Dhata 48’
- Gambia 2-1 Somalia — Colley 18’ pen, Badamosi 83’; Njie 72’
- Togo 1-0 Burundi — Dermane 17’
- Sudan 1-0 Ethiopia — Eisa 86’ pen
- Rwanda 3-1 Liberia
- Nigeria 2-1 Madagascar — Ilenikhena 45+1’, Usor 65’; Kari 16’
- Morocco 2-0 Gabon — Mazraoui 36’, Rahimi 84’
- Egypt 0-0 Angola
- Burkina Faso 1-1 Benin — Traoré 20’ pen; Tosin 68’ pen
- Algeria 3-1 Zambia — Hadjam 2’, Maza 67’, Hadj Moussa 74’; Sakala 57’
- Mali 3-1 Cape Verde — Tia 5’, Dorgeles 39’, 51’; Cabral 10’
Saturday
- Kenya 1-1 Eritrea — Ogam 87’; Girmai 36’
- South Africa 2-1 Guinea — Okon 30’, Kabini 77’; Cissé 69’
Matchday 2 begins on Monday. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are already through as co-hosts; the remaining groups send winners and runners-up to the 24-team finals.