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2023 African Nations Cup qualifiers results & fixtures (2nd round) — Africa — Ahram Online
All times GMT+2
Sunday 5 June
Group E
Madagascar 1–1 AngolaScorers: Rakotoharimalala 36 / Gelson 43
Central Africa 1–1 GhanaScorers: Namnganda 41 / Kudus 17
Group J
Botswana 0–0 Tunisia
Monday 6 June
21:00 Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya
Tuesday 7 June
Group B
15:00 Eswatini vs. Burkina Faso18:00 Cap Verde vs. Togo
Group H
18:00 Zambia vs. Comoros
Group L
21:00 Rwanda vs. Senegal
Wednesday 8 June
Group F
15:00 Uganda vs. Niger18:00 Tanzania vs. Algeria
Group G
18:00 Congo vs. Gambia
Group I
18:00 Gabon vs. Mauritania21:00 Sudan vs. DR Congo
Group L
21:00 Benin vs. Mozambique
Thursday 9 June
Group C
15:00 Burundi vs. Cameroon
Group G
15:00 South Sudan vs. Mali
Group D
18:00 Guinea vs. Malawi18:00 Ethiopia vs. Egypt
Group H
19:00 Lesotho vs. Cote D’Ivoire
Monday 13 June
Group A
15:00 Mauritius vs. Nigeria18:00 Sierra Leon vs. Guinea Bissau
Group K
21:00 Liberia vs. Morocco
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