It was a busy day for countries in the AFCONQ2023 as Ghana and Uganda dropped crucial points while Mali joined the list of teams to book their spots in the final.
The Black Stars of Ghana will have to wait until the final game of the AFCONQ2023 to confirm their ticket to next year’s AFCON after a poor outing against Madagascar.
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Ghana missed the chance to seal their place with a game to spare following a share of the spoils as Madagascar held them to a goalless affair.
The Black Stars dominated but found the home side a hard nut to crack, with both sides holding on for a share of the spoils that leaves Group E open.
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Taifa Stars moved to second place in Group F and were hoping that East African rivals Uganda fail to collect maximum points against Algeria
Ghana, Angola and the Central African Republic will go into the final round of matches with a chance of making it to Cote d’Ivoire next year.
Algeria put Uganda on the brink
The Cranes of Uganda could miss the AFCON 2023 after a bad outing at home against Algeria.
Algeria went, saw, and conquered their host 2-1 in a keenly contested clash in Kampala on Sunday.
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Two second-half goals proved decisive for the Desert Foxes while Fahad Bayo came off the bench to net the consolation.
With the win, Algeria confirm their place as group winners while Uganda face elimination after Tanzania defeated Niger Republic at home in the other group match.
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Mali book AFCON spot
The Eagles of Mali are through to the AFCON next year after a second-half brilliance against Congo.
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Two goals in the space of nine second-half minutes saw the Malians seal a 2-0 win in Brazzaville.
With the victory, Mali sealed one of two spots in Group G, with Gambia and Congo to battle it out for the last ticket in the final round of games.
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