Seychelles

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

Malawi Malawi became the first nation to reach the group stages of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations with victory over Benin on Saturday.

Yassine Benzia Goals from Yassine Benzia and El Arbi Hilal Soudani ensured Algeria will feature at AFCON 2017 in Gabon.

Stephen Keshi Just over four months since the Africa Cup of Nations final, qualification for the next staging of the tournament gets under way this week.

South Africa Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan when they bid to reach the 2015 tournament in Morocco.

Emmanuel Adebayor Nigeria cannot qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after defeat to Egypt, while Morocco became the first team to book their spot.

Sierra Leone An improved Sierra Leone made a strong start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualification clash against Seychelles with a 2-0 success.

Malawi Malawi put one foot in the second round of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Chad on Saturday.

A wonderstrike from Hlompho Kekana was not enough to see South Africa get the better of Cameroon, while Cape Verde were beaten by Morocco.

An Atak Lual strike to down Equatorial Guinea was enough to hand South Sudan their first competitive victory on Saturday.