The final round of qualifying for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicks off this weekend with first leg clashes happening throughout the continent. Saturday will see four clashes with nations like Angola, DR Congo and Madagascar all in action in the competition for domestic based national teams. Pan-Africa Football will provide updates throughout the day below:
Friday
Guinea 4-1 Guinea-Bissau
Despite major issues in Guinean domestic football with the beginning of the nation's Ligue 1 suspended due to financial issues between the league and its clubs, the Syli had no issues in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Mohamed Saliou Bangoura scored twice as Guinea tallied three goals in the second half to build up a substantial lead ahead of the second leg next weekend.
Saturday
FT: Lesotho 0-2 Angola
Angola are in excellent shape after a 2-0 first leg result in South Africa. Petro de Luanda midfielder Pedro Pessoa "Megue" opened the scoring inside twenty minutes before the leading scorer in Angola's top division Girabola, Kaporal, doubled the lead a couple minutes later to give the Palancas Negras a comfortable lead heading back home for the second leg in a week.
Video: Megue puts Angola ahead of Lesotho with a deflected shot
15:00 GMT
FT
Chad 1-1 DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Congo
Republic of Congo holds Equatorial Guinea to a first leg scoreless draw in Malabo while Congo Kinshasa did not dominate Chad as expected but nonetheless find an away goal to take back for the second leg at home. Chad opened the scoring just before the twenty minute mark but the Leopards 'A' restored parity seven minutes later.
Video: Chad 1-1 DR Congo goals
16:00 GMT
FT: Eswatini 0-2 Madagascar
Eswatini had hopes of challenging the Barea of Madagascar but the darlings of the 2022 CHAN, who reached the semifinals, emerged victorious with a 2-0 victory in Pretoria. It appears that Barea are on their way to qualifying for the 2024 edition as well with a mountain to climb for Eswatini.
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