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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup kicked off on Wednesday15 November as countries chase places for the competition to be played in USA, Canada and Mexico.<\/b><\/p>\n

The first two matchdays were played during this international break over seven days as the teams chase their slots for the global tournament.<\/p>\n

Nine African teams are guaranteed to compete at the World Cup. Another will participate in the Play-off Tournament as the global showpiece will host 48 teams for the first time ever.Below are the results of the fixtures on both match days over the last seven days.<\/p>\n

Matchday 1
\n15 November
\nEquatorial Guinea 1-0 Namibia (Group H) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
\nRwanda 0-0 Zimbabwe (Group C) Butare, Rwanda
\nCongo DR 2-0 Mauritania (Group C) Butare, Rwanda
\nEthiopia 0-0 Sierra Leone (Group A) El Jadida, Morocco<\/p>\n

16 November
\nBotswana 2-3 Mozambique (Group G) Francistown, Botswana
\nBurundi 3-2 The Gambia (Group F) Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
\nGabon 2-1 Kenya (Group F) Franceville, Gabon
\nNigeria 1-1 Lesotho (Group C) Uyo, Nigeria
\nAlgeria 3-1 Somalia (Group G) Baraki, Algeria
\nCape Verde 0-0 Angola (Group D) Praia, Cape Verde
\nEgypt 6-0 Djibouti (Group A) Cairo, Egypt
\nSudan 1-1 Togo (Group B) Benina, Libya<\/p>\n

17 November
\nGuinea 2-1 Uganda (Group G) Berkane, Morocco
\nEswatini 0-1 Libya (Group D) Nelspruit, South Africa
\nLiberia 0-1 Malawi (Group H) Paynesville, Liberia
\nGhana 1-0 Madagascar (Group I) Kumasi, Ghana
\nComoros 4-2 Central African Republic (Group I) | Moroni, Comoros
\nZambia 4-2 Congo (Group E) Ndola, Zambia
\nCo\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire 9-0 Seychelles (Group F) Ebimpe, Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire
\nMali 3-1 Chad (Group I) Bamako, Mali
\nTunisia 4-0 Sao Tome e Principe (Group H) Rades, Tunisia
\nCameroon 3-0 Mauritius (Group D) Douala, Cameroon
\nBurkina Faso 1-1 Guinea Bissau (Group A) Marrakesh, Morocco<\/p>\n

18 November
\nSouth Africa 2-1 Benin (Group C) Durban, South Africa
\nNiger 0-1 Tanzania (Group E) Marrakesh, Morocco
\nSenegal 4-0 South Sudan (Group B) Diamniadio, Senegal
\nMatchday 2<\/p>\n

19 November
\nZimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria (Group C) |Butare, Rwanda
\nMozambique 0-2 Algeria (Group G) Maputo, Mozambique
\nBurundi 1-2 Gabon (Group F) Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
\nSierra Leone 0-2 Egypt (Group A) Paynesville, Liberia
\nSudan 1-0 Congo DR (Group B) Benina, Libya<\/p>\n

20 November
\nDjibouti 0-1 Guinea Bissau (Group A) Cairo, Egypt
\nLiberia 0-1 Equatorial Guinea (Group H) Paynesville, Liberia
\nSeychelles 0-5 Kenya (Group F) Abidjan, Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire
\nThe Gambia 0-2 Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire (Group F) Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
\nMali 1-1 Central African Republic (Group I) Bamako, Mali
\nChad 0-3 Madagascar (Group I) Oujda, Morocco<\/p>\n

21 November
\nSomalia 0-1 Uganda (Group G) Berkane, Morocco
\nBotswana 1-0 Guinea (Group G) Francistown, Botswana
\nMalawi 0-1 Tunisia (Group H) Lilongwe, Malawi
\nEswatini 0-2 Cape Verde (Group D) Nelspruit, South Africa
\nRwanda 2-0 South Africa (Group C) Butare, Rwanda
\nLesotho 0-0 Benin (Group C) Durban, South Africa
\nSouth Sudan 0-0 Mauritania (Group B) Diamniadio, Senegal
\nTogo 0-0 Senegal (Group B) Lome, Togo
\nSao Tome e Principe 0-2 Namibia (Group H) Agadir, Morocco
\nLibya 1-1 Cameroon (Group D) Benina, Libya
\nComoros 1-0 Ghana (Group I) Moroni, Comoros
\nNiger 2-1 Zambia (Group E) Marrakesh, Morocco
\nMauritius 0-0 Angola (Group D) Saint Pierre, Mauritius
\nEthiopia 0-3 Burkina Faso (Group A) El Jadida, Morocco
\nTanzania 0-2 Morocco (Group E) | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania<\/p>\n

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