Ghana, Nigeria and Cape Verde crash in AFCON qualifying
Morocco won 2-0, Senegal 1-0 and Egypt cruised to a 5-0 victory despite the absence of captain and star forward Mohamed Salah.
Former champions Ghana, Nigeria, and World Cup underdogs Cape Verde were all upset in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Ghana lost 4-2 to Gambia, after leading 2-0 at one point. Nigeria, playing against Guinea-Bissau, started poorly, trailing after only 15 minutes, and eventually lost 3-0. Cape Verde, who previously beat eventual champions Spain in their World Cup debut and Argentina in the round of 32, lost 2-1 to Rwanda.
In other results, Algeria drew 2-2 with Burundi, Morocco, Senegal, and Egypt won their respective matches in Group I, with Egypt resting captain Mohamed Salah due to concerns about playing on an artificial surface in Juba.
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