The second day of the CAN 2027 qualifiers, which continues on Tuesday, saw Senegal and Egypt claim their first victory after poor starts. For its part, Morocco continued without trembling against Lesotho (2-0) while Algeria was surprised by an eye-catching Burundi team (2-2).
Published on: 09/29/2026 - 6:22 p.m. Modified on: 09/30/2026 - 10:25 a.m.
• Algeria is surprised by Burundi
After a perfectly negotiated entry into the competition against Zambia (3-1), the Fennecs experienced a much more complicated second day against Burundi (2-2) on Tuesday September 29. From the 5th minute, an own goal from Farès Chaïbi came to weigh down the Algerians from the start before Jean Claude Girumugisha crushed Brahim Hemdani's team with a second Burundian goal before the quarter of an hour of play (12th, 2-0).
Yet largely favorites against a much more modest nation, the Algerians chased the score for a large part of the match, despite Mohamed Belloumi's reduction in the score in the first period (30th, 2-1) then the equalizer from Adil Boulbina on a superb free kick (63rd, 2-2). But the Fennecs never managed to take control of the match and could even have suffered a surprise defeat after a huge double opportunity from Burundi at the very end of the match – a point-blank header diverted by Abada then a cross flying in front of the Algerian goal (86th). If Algeria limited the damage by leaving with a draw, it still remains an unforeseen setback.
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• Senegal wins without convincing against Ethiopia
Hooked by Mozambique on the first day (1-1), Senegal had to relaunch against Ethiopia to avoid falling further behind in the race to qualify for CAN 2027. This was done for the Lions of Patrick Vieira (1-0), who won their duel of the day against Ethiopia thanks to a quick goal from Ibrahim Mbaye (11th, 0-1).
A first victory for the French coach on the Senegalese bench, but still without really convincing and without style (only 3 shots on target) despite possession of the ball in their favor (61%). Next step for the Lions of Téranga: Sudan on November 11 to continue to gain momentum in these qualifiers.
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• Morocco continues against Lesotho
All the lights are green for the Atlas Lions, easy winners of Lesotho (2-0) this Tuesday and who thus have a second victory in a row in these qualifiers after winning the shock against Gabon on the first day (2-0).
Mohamed Ouahbi's players left the Crocodiles no chance (79% possession, 19 shots attempted against 6) and logically left with the victory thanks to the achievements of Brahim Diaz (45th, 0-1) and Azzedine Ounahi at the end of the match (82nd, 0-2). The Moroccans consolidate their position as leaders of Group A (6 points) and are currently perfectly on track towards the 2027 African Cup of Nations.
• Egypt revives by crushing South Sudan
The Pharaohs have already forgotten their disappointment against Angola when they entered the competition (0-0), since they recovered perfectly by crushing South Sudan (5-0) this Tuesday. It still took half an hour of play for the Egyptians to get into the game, before Ziko finally opened the scoring before half-time (36th, 0-1).
Hossam Hassan's men then progressed in the second half with a double from Omar Marmoush (49th, 83rd) and goals from Ibrahim Adel (75th) and Hamza Abdelkarim (90th + 2) in added time. Egypt temporarily regains the lead of its group before knowing the result of the match between Malawi and Angola on October 6.
The 12 groups of the CAN 2027 qualifiers
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