Highlights and reactions as African nations seal World Cup spots
Catch up with highlights and reactions from a frantic night of World Cup playoff action where Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Algeria all booked their places at the finals.
African nations Senegal, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia seal World Cup spots
Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt, while Ghana, Tunisia and Morocco also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action.
Salah misses, Mane scores decider in shoot-out as Senegal beat Egypt to seal World Cup spot
Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty, while club teammate Mohamed Salah missed his spot-kick, to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt.
Watch: Salah sets up win for Egypt over Senegal, Slimani stuns Cameroon in World Cup qualifying
Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was the architect of the only goal as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo on Friday in a high-profile World Cup play-off first leg.
Afcon highlights: Algeria crash out, Gambia upset Tunisia
Catch up with the highlights from Thursday’s Afcon action as Algeria crashed out of the tournament after a 3-1 defeat against the Ivory Coast, while Gambia clinched a 1-0 win over Tunisia in their final match of Group F.
Ivory Coast send reigning champions Algeria crashing out of Cup of Nations
The Ivory Coast crushed an abject Algeria 3-1 on Thursday to send the reigning champions crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage, while Equatorial Guinea go through in second place in Group E after defeating Sierra Leone 1-0.
Afcon highlights: Algeria shocked at Cup of Nations after goalkeeping blunder costs Ivory Coast
Catch up with this past Sunday’s action at the Africa Cup of Nations as Equatorial Guinea inflicted a first defeat in 36 games on Algeria to leave the reigning champions in serious danger of a group-stage exit after an astonishing goalkeeping blunder cost the Ivory Coast victory over Sierra Leone.
Afcon wrap: Holders Algeria stunned by Equatorial Guinea while Ivory Coast, Mali held to draws
Reigning Afcon champions Algeria are in danger of an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations after a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of outsiders Equatorial Guinea in Douala on Sunday, while Ivory Coast and Mali were held to draws by Sierra Leone and Gambia respectively.
Afcon Highlights: Iheanacho rocket sinks Salah’s Egypt while Mahrez and Algeria fire blanks
Kelechi Iheanacho’s first half volley fired Nigeria to a 1-0 win over Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, while both other games finished 0-0 as defending champions Algeria failed to hit the back of the net in a goalless draw with Sierra Leone. Catch up with the highlights here.
Afcon wrap: Iheanacho stunner fires Nigeria past Salah’s Egypt while Algeria are held
Kelechi Iheanacho overshadowed fellow Premier League stars Mohamed Salah and Riyad Mahrez on Tuesday as Nigeria made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign and title-holders Algeria were held.