Gabon went top of Group F of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers following their 3-0 win over Seychelles on Thursday night.
A brace from Denis Bounga and an early from Allevinah was all they needed to surpass Ivory Coast, who have played a game less, in the group as they are now on 12 points. Ivory Coast is on 10 with Burundi placed third on 7 points, just one above Kenya who drew the Gambia.
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In other matches played on Thursday, Cape Verde lead Group D after Yannick Semedo’s late goal gave them a 1-0 home win over Mauritius, with 10 points to Cameroon’s nine while Benin let slip a two-goal lead against Zimbabwe but moved top of Group C, with nearest challengers Rwanda and South Africa both playing on Friday.
Steve Mounie and Francisco Doku put Benin ahead after 35 minutes but Marshall Munetsi pulled one back on the break. Veteran striker Knowledge Musona equalised in the 59th minute in Durban, South Africa, where Zimbabwe hosted the match because their own stadiums were not up to the required standards.
The 34-year-old Musona might have sealed a dramatic comeback triumph but his late sliding effort was blocked by Benin goalkeeper Marcel Dandjinou.
Sierra Leone marked their first win of the qualifiers in new coach Mohamed Kallon’s debut as they beat Guinea Bissau 3-1 in Monrovia in neighbouring Liberia. Sierra Leone joined Guinea Bissau on five points, both well behind Group A leaders Egypt on 10.
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