The fourth round of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers delivered dramatic finishes and significant results across the continent.
Morocco showcased their strength with a commanding 4-0 victory over Central African Republic, with Seghir netting twice before Youssef En-Nesyri and Abde Ezzalzouli added further goals.
Liverpool’s Sadio Mané secured a crucial win for Senegal with a 96th-minute strike against Malawi, while Algeria continued their impressive form, edging Togo 1-0 through Ramy Bensebaini’s penalty.
Sierra Leone produced one of the round’s biggest upsets, defeating Ivory Coast 1-0, while Sudan shocked Ghana with a 2-0 victory.
DR Congo’s Merveille Elia scored twice late on to secure a 2-0 win over Tanzania, and Egypt earned three valuable points in Mauritania thanks to Ibrahim Adel’s 85th-minute winner.
In other notable results, Cameroon managed a narrow 1-0 victory over Kenya, while Zimbabwe overcame Namibia 3-1 with Kennedy Musona scoring twice.
Full Results:
Sunday 13 October
Group L
Burundi 0-2 Burkina Faso (Konate 5, Traoré 90pen)
Monday 14 October
Group A
Gambia 1-0 Madagascar (Barrow 62)
Group E
Liberia 1-2 Equatorial Guinea (Gibson 53; Asue 20, Hanza 90+4)
Togo 0-1 Algeria (Bensebaini 18 pen)
Group I
Eswatini 0-3 Mozambique (Domingues 11, Ratifo 41, Catamo 59)
Group J
Kenya 0-1 Cameroon (Boris Enow 63)
Zimbabwe 3-1 Namibia (Musona 50, 61pen, Dube 89; Eiseb 90)
Tuesday 15 October
Group L
Malawi 0-1 Senegal (S. Mané 90+6)
Group H
Tanzania 0-2 DR Congo (M. Elia 88, 90+4)
Group F
Sudan 2-0 Ghana (A. A. Tash 62, M. Abdel-Rahman 65)
Niger 0-1 Angola (Zini 1)
Group G
Chad 0-1 Zambia (K. Musonda 70)
Sierra Leone 1-0 Ivory Coast (A. Bakayoko 85)
Group C
Botswana 1-0 Cape Verde (T. Sesiny 52)
Mauritania 0-1 Egypt (Ibrahim Adel 85)
Group I
Guinea-Bissau 0-0 Mali
Group K
South Sudan 1-2 Uganda (Y. Juma 21; D. Omedi 15, A. Leku 66 OG)
Congo 1-1 South Africa (M. Bassouamina 45+3; E. Mokwana 33)
Group B
Lesotho 0-1 Gabon (S. Babicka 55)
Central African Republic 0-4 Morocco (Seghir 34, 38, En-Nesyri 50pen, Ezzalzouli 66)
Group D
Rwanda 2-1 Benin (I. Nshuti 70, D. Bizimana 75 pen; A. Hountondji 42)
Libya vs. Nigeria (Cancelled)
Group A
Comoros 1-1 Tunisia (Selemani 49; Meriah 69)
Group H
Ethiopia 0-3 Guinea (Guirassy 16, 23pen, Toure 19)
Tags: Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON 2025, Sadio Mané, Youssef En-Nesyri, Merveille Elia, Ibrahim Adel, Kennedy Musona, Seghir, Boris Enow, Serhou Guirassy, Ramy Bensebaini
