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Osimhen injury tops bleak day for Super Eagles
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Mahrez, Aubameyang, Mane net on road to Africa Cup of Nations finals
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Kanu suggests drastic alternative to AFCON schedule
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Ethiopia stun Ivory Coast, Madagascar bag record win
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Salah-less Egypt held to draw by minnows Comoros
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Standings
| GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| Guinea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Chad | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| Uganda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| GROUP C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ghana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Sudan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Sao Tome e Principe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 |
| GROUP D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Gambia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Gabon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Congo DR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| Angola | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| GROUP E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| GROUP F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Cameroon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| GROUP G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Egypt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8 |
| Comoros Islands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| Kenya | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Togo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| GROUP H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Algeria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| GROUP I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Senegal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| Congo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Eswatini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| GROUP J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 10 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Libya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| GROUP K | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Niger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| GROUP L | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| Benin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |