Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

South Sudan were visited by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Wednesday's loss to Benin, while Zambia drew with Congo in AFCON qualifying.

Two second-half goals gave Nigeria a winning start to AFCON qualifying against Chad, while Algeria, Mali and Senegal all enjoyed victories.

Samson Siasia Egypt remain top of Group G in the AFCON qualifiers after Mohamed Salah's late goal cancelled out Oghenekaro Etebo's opener for Nigeria.

Kwadwo Asamoah Kwadwo Asamoah misses out once again for Ghana's AFCON qualifier in Mauritius, although Thomas Partey could make his international debut.

Vincent Aboubakar Vincent Aboubakar was wasteful as Cameroon drew 0-0 with South Africa in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Tuesday.

Odion Ighalo Odion Ighalo came off the bench to seal a 2-0 victory for 10-man Nigeria in their AFCON qualifying clash with Chad on Saturday.

Morocco made a winning start to Africa Cup of Nations qualifying as they beat Libya 1-0, while Tunisia hammered eight past Djibouti.

Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor as performed an apparent U-turn and will be available for Togo as they kick off their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Asamoah Gyan Ghana made an impressive start to Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, hammering Mauritius 7-1 in Accra on Sunday.

Łukasz Piszczek Borussia Dortmund will monitor Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lukasz Piszczek after the duo picked up knocks on international duty.