Cameroon was forced to draw, Friday, March 24, by Namibia (1-1) in the third day of the AFCON 2023 qualifications. Tunisia and Guinea did not tremble against their opponents.
Cameroon had a close call. In front of their home crowd, the Indomitable Lions drew with Namibia (1-1) on Friday, March 24, as part of Day 3 of the qualifiers. The visitors struck first thanks to a goal by Peter Shalulile (26th). Surprised at the beginning, Rigobert Song's men tried everything to come back. Their efforts will finally be rewarded at the end of the second half through new boy Olivier Kemen (78th). Cameroon remains first of this group C with 4 points. Its opponent of the day is in second place with 2 points. Burundi closes the march with 1 point. As a reminder, Kenya was disqualified by FIFA prior to these qualifiers.
Guinea sovereign in front of Ethiopia
Guinea won easily against Ethiopia (2-0) in group D. François Kamano (39th) and Mohamed Bayo (73rd) led theirs to victory. With this success, the men of Kaba Diawara take the second place in the group, equal on points with the leader, Egypt (6 pts). Malawi and Ethiopia close the march with 3 pts each.
Too easy for Tunisia
Tunisia has not made in the lace against Libya in group J. The Eagles of Carthage swept the Knights of the Mediterranean (3-0). Youcef Msakni has given too much advantage to his team (12th). He will be imitated a few minutes later by Ali Maaloul on penalty (21st). Jouini sealed the fate of the match by scoring the third goal at the end of the second half (86th). Tunisia remains leader of the group with 7 points. Equatorial Guinea is in 2nd position with 6 points. Third with 3 points, Libya is ahead of Botswana last with 1 point.
All results of Friday, March 24
DR Congo 3-1 Mauritania
Uganda 0-1 Tanzania
Nigeria 0-1 Guinea-Bissau
📹 HIGHLIGHTS: 🇳🇬 0-1 🇬🇼
Guinea-Bissau shocked Nigeria with a 1-0 victory to top group A 💫#TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 pic.twitter.com/zyD3TvyALk
— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 24, 2023
Ivory Coast 3-1 Comoros
Cape Verde 0-0 Eswatini
South Africa 2-2 Liberia
📹 HIGHLIGHTS: 🇿🇦 2-2 🇱🇷
A stunning comeback from Liberia who snatched a point from South Africa in a group K encounter!#TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 pic.twitter.com/dNShxBBIcp
— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 24, 2023
Egypt 2-0 Malawi
📹 HIGHLIGHTS: 🇪🇬 2-0 🇲🇼
A solid first-half performance saw Egypt beat Malawi in Cairo 💫#TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 pic.twitter.com/qjvNd7dAUf
— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 24, 2023
Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Botswana
Mali 2-0 Gambia
📹 HIGHLIGHTS: 🇲🇱 2-0 🇬🇲
Mali made it 3 wins in a row after cruising past The Gambia 🦅 #TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 pic.twitter.com/itZNaeeeks
— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 25, 2023
Senegal 5-1 Mozambique
Burkina Faso 1-0 Togo
Cameroon 1-1 Namibia
Tunisia 3-0 Libya
Guinea 2-0 Ethiopia
