Quarter-finalist in Cameroon at the beginning of the year, Gambia continues on its remarkable momentum. By dominating South Sudan (1-0), it ideally begins these qualifications and takes the lead of the group Gtied with Mali.
The Eagles crushed Congo with three goals scored by residents of Ligue 1, the works of Rémois El Bilal Touré twice, and Nantes Kalifa Coulibaly.
Sadio Mané at the top, Algeria is reassured
The evening was especially marked by the entry into the running of Senegal and Algeria, respectively in the group F and L. The Teranga Lions, titled in February, upheld the hierarchy against Benin (3-1).
Author of a phenomenal season, the Liverpool striker, Sadio Mané, locomotive of the formation of Aliou Cissé, split a hat-trick. With now 32 goals to his name in 89 games, he has become the best artificer in the history of the national team ahead of Henri Camara (31 goals).
For their part, the Algerians were expected at the turn. They had to raise their heads after the disappointment of CAN 2021 during which they left in the first round. Above all, it was necessary to digest the non-qualification for the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year, to the detriment of Cameroon at the end of March.
Far from being brilliant, the Fennecs nevertheless won an important victory over Uganda (2-0). Semi-finalist of the last Champions League with his Villareal formation, defender Aïssa Mandi opened the scoring for Djamel Belmadi’s men. The deliverance came from the artist Youcef Belaïli, the Brestois concluding a brilliant individual action.
The results
Group C–1time day (June 4)
Namibia 1-1 Burundi
Group F–1time day (June 4)
Algeria 2-0 Uganda
Niger 1-1 Tanzania
Group G–1time day (June 4)
Mali 4-0 Congo
Gambia 1-0 South Sudan
Group I–1time daytime
Mauritania 3-0 Sudan
DRC 0-1 Gabon
Group L–1time day (June 4)
Senegal 3-1 Benin
The program of the day
Group D–1time daytime
Malawi – Ethiopia
Egypt – Guinea
Group E–2th daytime
Madagascar Angola
RCA – Ghana
Group J–2th daytime
Botswana – Tunisia