Photo Credit: Tanzania Football Federation
Thirteen matches will be played on Tuesday as 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying arrives at its conclusion by the end of the day and there is still plenty of drama and suspense awaiting. Seven groups will finish with three tickets to Morocco up for grabs and there are two clashes involving teams who are directly competing with each other for qualification. Dar es Salaam will be at full volume when Tanzania host Guinea with the Taifa Stars needing a victory to overtake Syli National while Guinea-Bissau host Mozambique in a Lusophone duel where the hosts must defeat the Mambas to sneak into second place in Group I.
Finally, Botswana may need a result in Egypt to hold off Mauritania, who host eliminated Cape Verde, for second place in Group C. Follow all of the day's action below with Pan-Africa Football and also catch up on yesterday's action.
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Group H: Tanzania vs. Guinea (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Group J: Cameroon vs. Zimbabwe (Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Group J: Kenya vs. Namibia (Polokwane, South Africa)
All eyes will be on the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam where hosts Tanzania need a victory over Guinea to snatch second place in Group H. A late Serhou Guirassy winner against DR Congo was massive for Guinea, who would have needed to win today if the match ended in a draw. However, Tanzania's Taifa Stars are confident that they can get the three points they need today. In Group J, the group winner will be decided in Yaoundé where Cameroon need to avoid defeat against visitors Zimbabwe to secure top spot.
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Tanzania 1-0 Guinea
Cameroon 2-1 Zimbabwe
Kenya 0-0 Namibia
Tanzania have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations! The Taifa Stars found a goal soon after the hour mark from veteran striker Simon Msuva and held off the Syli National for the crucial three points. Tanzania overtake Guinea and Dar es Salaam is rocking!
Cameroon held on for a victory to clinch top spot in Group J. Zimbabwe went down two goals in the early stages and appeared to complete a comeback but an apparent goal deep in second half stoppage time was controversially ruled out for offsides.
Video: Simon Msuva scores the match winner to qualify Tanzania for the 2025 AFCON
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Group C: Egypt vs. Botswana (Cairo, Egypt)
Group C: Mauritania vs. Cape Verde (Nouakchott, Mauritania)
Avoiding defeat in Cairo will clinch second place and qualification out of Group C for the Zebras of Botswana but Egypt will not be in a charitable mood. The Pharaohs don't have Mohamed Salah but attacking stars Trezeguet and Omar Marmoush are set to return to the lineup after being rested against Cape Verde. If Botswana lose, Mauritania can sneak into the AFCON finals if they defeat Cape Verde who are eliminated from qualifying contention.
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Egypt 1-1 Botswana
Mauritania 1-0 Cape Verde
It is going to come down to the last minute in Group C! Botswana opened the scoring in Cairo but Trezeguet leveled soon after for hosts Egypt while a goal just before halftime has Mauritania ahead in Nouakchott. Mauritania needs to win and then have Botswana lose to Egypt to qualify for AFCON 2025. It remains 1-1 in Cairo with the hour mark approaching.
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Egypt 1-1 Botswana
Mauritania 1-0 Cape Verde
Botswana join Tanzania in qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday! The Zebras held on in a tight match that came down to the final seconds in Cairo but a point is enough for Botswana who qualify for their second AFCON and their first since 2012. Mauritania got the result they needed at home but it was not enough in the end due to the result in Cairo.
Video: Botswana celebrate qualification for 2025 AFCON
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Group I: Guinea-Bissau vs. Mozambique (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau)
Group I: Mali vs. Eswatini (Bamako, Mali)
Group K: Congo vs. Uganda (Brazzaville, Congo)
Group K: South Africa vs. South Sudan (Cape Town, South Africa)
Group G: Ivory Coast vs. Chad (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
Group G: Sierra Leone vs. Zambia (Monrovia, Liberia)
Group H: DR Congo vs. Ethiopia (Kinshasa, DR Congo)
Group I is where a dramatic finale may occur with Guinea-Bissau hosting Mozambique. Os Djurtus need either a 1-0 win or a victory by two goals or more to overtake Mozambique but LuÃs Boa Morte's side have only one win in five qualifying matches achieved at the beginning of the campaign against Eswatini. Mali will host Eswatini with first place already secured for Les Aigles.
Elsewhere, South Africa can wrap up first place in Group K at home with a victory against South Sudan. Zambia are currently in top spot in Group G but face a difficult match away from home against eliminated Sierra Leone who could provide some help to Ivory Coast's ambition of finishing top. DR Congo need only a draw at home against Ethiopia to finish first in Group H.
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Guinea-Bissau 1-2 Mozambique
Mali 6-0 Eswatini
Congo 0-1 Uganda
South Africa 3-0 South Sudan
Ivory Coast 4-0 Chad
Sierra Leone 0-2 Zambia
DR Congo 1-2 Ethiopia
Mozambique are the final team to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations! The Mambas never trailed in Bissau, opening the scoring at Guinea-Bissau and then snatching the lead again in the second half after Os Djurtus equalized before halftime.
Elsewhere, South Africa maintained their status as group leaders to win Group K with a home victory over South Sudan. Zambia also held on to claim top spot in Group G and Mali finish qualifying in style with a dominant thrashing of Eswatini in Bamako.
Highlights: Guinea-Bissau 1-2 Mozambique
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Group L: Senegal vs. Burundi (Dakar, Senegal)
Senegal already have first place secured in Group L, making the final match of the day a "dead rubber" in a group where the two qualified teams were decided back in October.
FT: Senegal 2-0 Burundi
20-year-old rising star Habib Diarra scores twice to make it three goals in two matches this week for Senegal who finish the campaign with six points from two matches. A dominant performance from the Lions of Teranga who have not missed a beat since caretaker coach Pape Thiaw took over from long-time coach Aliou Cissé.
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