Official: Nigeria Clinch Qualification, Congo Eliminated!

Benin 1-1 Nigeria
Nigeria have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after rallying from a goal down to hold Benin to a 1-1 draw on Thursday night.
The Super Eagles were on the back-foot very early in the proceedings after Junior Olaitan played in Mohamed Taijan to work the required distance before finishing promptly.
Benin were solid for quite a while but were denied maximum points when Victor Osimhen turned up and salvaged a point for the Super Eagles late on.

Burkina Faso 0-1 Senegal

Senegal clinched top spot in Group L following a 1-0 win over Burkina Faso on Thursday evening.

Star figures in Edouardo Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, Nicolas Jackson, Sadio Mane, Ismaili Sarr set out the Teranga Lions stall, with qualification already secured.

Not a lot were given between the two nations with the goalless score-line highlighting the very notion as the moments remained far apart between the two.

The Teranga Lions pulled ahead in the latter stages when Habib Diarra connected with a delivery and picked out the back of the net.

Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Algeria

Equatorial Guinea became the latest nation to qualify for the Afcon set for next year following a goalless draw against Algeria in Group E.

Despite Liberia beating Togo in the group's other clash, the result helped the Equatorial Guinea to the finals with the Desert Foxes having long secured their spot.

The group draws to a close on Sunday where the North Africans who have already won the group face Liberia before Togo engage Guinea on their own turf.

Congo 2-3 South Sudan

Congo's chances to claim a late entry to the finals from Group K were completely dashed as the nation went down 3-2 to South Sudan in Brazzaville.

Having bagged a 1-1 draw against South Africa in the last qualifying stages, it kept Congo's hopes of a ticket to Morocco alive and victory over South Sudan would've strengthened it further.

South Sudan turned out with other ideas and a first half double from Christopher Ibayi were cancelled out by Ezibon Malish Wajo who bagged a brace himself.

With the tie level, Congo suffered a blow in the last 12 minutes where Bryan Passi received his marching orders before leaving Data Elly to ran clear and struck the winner.

Rwanda 0-1 Libya

Rwanda saw their chances to qualifying for the tournament-proper ended after going down 1-0 to Libya in a Group D encounter.

It's the visitors maiden win in the qualifiers and remain at the bottom, with Rwanda in third as Farouk Mohammed got the winner near the closing five minutes of the match.

Instead, the loss suffered by Rwanda meant Nigeria advanced to the finals that will be played in the North African region late next year.

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