Nigeria's 1-1 draw against Benin and Senegal's narrow 1-0 win over Burkina Faso marked a significant day in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday.

A late equaliser from Victor Osimhen stamped Nigeria's ticket for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday while Tunisia also booked their place.

Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence keeps many discredited regimes in power.

Central African Republic FT Equatorial Guinea 0 – 0 Algeria FT South Sudan 3 – 2 Congo FT Burundi 0 – 0 Malawi FT Madagascar ...