Victorious in Mauritania, Egypt won their ticket to CAN 2025, while Côte d’Ivoire missed the opportunity to do the same by losing against Sierra Leone.
The list of qualifiers for CAN 2025 gets longer as the matches of the fourth day of the playoffs end this Tuesday. After DR Congo, Senegal and Angola (qualified without playing and even more so after its victory by the smallest of margins against Niger in Casablanca), it is theEgypt who validated his ticket for the final phase in Morocco. Without their offensive leaders Mohamed Salah and Trezeguet, the Pharaohs only did what was strictly necessary to win on Mauritania (0-1). But if the content was minimalist, the winning goal, scored with a lobbed shot from more than 50 meters by Ibrahim Adel, was worth a look.
Hossam Hassan’s men therefore pursued their lone rider in this group G. Behind, far behind, the Botswana beat Cape Verde (1-0), quarter-finalist of the last CAN, for the second time in two days. The Zebras of Frenchman Didier Gomes Da Rosa are in second place in the group, three lengths ahead of the Blue Sharks.
Ivory Coast suffers a setback
In the event of a positive result, the Ivory Coast could also have qualified. The Elephants will have to wait. Emerse Faé’s men have suffered the law of Sierra Leone (1-0)who received in Monrovia (Liberia). A goal from Amadou Bakayoko (85th), with a header from a free kick, allowed the Leone Stars to take the scalp of the reigning African champions, who remain leaders of their group, with two lengths of advances over Zambia, victorious over Chad (1-0) in Yaoundé. L’South Africa also missed its chance to qualify by conceding a draw to Congo (1-1), just like the Mali in Guinea-Bissau (0-0).
Finally, let us recall that the meeting Libya – Nigeriascheduled in group D, did not compete this Tuesday. Held for long hours in an airport cut off from the world, the Super Eagles refused to play and returned to their country. The Confederation of African Football has referred the matter to its disciplinary jury. Pending the verdict of the body, Nigeria still leads this group D with 7 points, ahead of Benign (6) and Rwanda (5), who won at home against the Guépards (2-1).
Results of the fourth day of the CAN 2023 qualifiers, Tuesday October 15:
Group A:
Comoros – Tunisia (in Abidjan, Ivory Coast): kick-off at 9 p.m.
Group B:
Central African Republic – Morocco (in Oujda, Morocco): kick-off at 9 p.m.
Group C:
Mauritania – Egypt : 0-1
Botswana – Cap-Vert
But : Sesinyi (52e)
Group D:
Rwanda – Benin: 2-1
Buts: Nshuti (71st), Bizimana (75th, sp) – A.Hountondji (42th).
Group F:
Niger – Angola : 0-1 (in Casablanca, Morocco)
But : Zini (1e).
Group G:
Sierra Leone – Ivory Coast: 1-0 (in Monrovia, Liberia)
Goal : A.Bakayoko (85th)
Group H:
Ethiopia – Guinea (in Ebimpé, Ivory Coast): kick-off at 9 p.m.
Groupe I :
Guinea-Bissau – Mali: 0-0
Group K:
Congo – South Africa
Buts : Bassouamina (45e+3) – Total (33e).
