Summary

  • First legs of matches to determine Africa's qualifiers for 2022 World Cup

  • DR Congo 1-1 Morocco - Atlas Lions get away goal

  • Mali 0-1 Tunisia - own goal gives Carthage Eagles away win

  • Cameroon 0-1 Algeria - rare home defeat for Indomitable Lions

  • Ghana v Nigeria - "Jollof derby" under way

  • Egypt v Senegal - Salah v Mane - Salah chaos leads to own goal

  1. Egypt edge African champions Senegal in Cairopublished at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    A fourth-minute own goal is enough to give Egypt a 1-0 win over Senegal in Cairo in their World Cup play-off.

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  2. That's it - til Tuesdaypublished at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    So a day on which north African teams will be feeling pretty good - while the much-anticipated Ghana-Nigeria game fell rather flat.

    But we're only at half time.

    Join us on Tuesday, when we'll do it all again and see who is definitively going to Qatar.

  3. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:32 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Egypt 1-0 Senegal

    All over in Cairo now too.

  4. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    The hyped fierce derby ends in a stalemate in Kumasi.

  5. 'Stay calm'published at 21:12 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Oluwashina Okeleji
    BBC Sport

    We are into the final 10 minutes of the game. Ghana's coach Otto Addo looking desperate. His opposite number is reminding his players to stay calm.

  6. Postpublished at 21:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Egypt 1-0 Senegal

    Consecutive attempts from Bouna Sarr are blocked by Mohamed El-Shennawy.

  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 21:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Peter Etebo gets a yellow card for his protest at the Nigeria penalty appeal being overturned.

  8. Postpublished at 21:09 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    A penalty was given against Idrissu Baba for handball in the Ghana area - but subsequently the referee looked at the replay and seems to have decided that Idrissu was fouled in the build-up.

  9. VAR

    Video Assistant Refereepublished at 21:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Nigeria have a penalty given - but it's overturned!

  10. 'Frustrated fans'published at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Oluwashina Okeleji
    BBC Sport

    Frustrated Ghana fans singing and calling for a goal, and rightly so.

  11. CLOSE!published at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Mohammed Kudus' shot rattles Uzoho, but is ultimately safe. The youngster is having a good game for the Black Stars.

  12. CLOSE!published at 21:03 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Kelechi Iheanacho's free kick is deflected for corner. Nigeria are coming alive and it's an open game now.

  13. Postpublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Egypt 1-0 Senegal

    Mo Salah sends in the corner, but fails to find the head of any of his teammates.

  14. ouch!

    Postpublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Egypt 1-0 Senegal

    Hamdi Fathi is able to continue playing - having needed attention - while Nampalys Mendy also seems to have picked up a minor injury, but limps on.

  15. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Watford's Peter Etebo replaces the injured Innocent Bonke.

  16. YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Alexander Djiku with the first caution of the game.

  17. SHOWBOATpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Thomas Partey's rising effort takes a deflection and appears to be heading out to the capital city Accra. He gets a corner but Nigeria are now playing with 10 men with an injured player stretchered off.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Egypt 1-0 Senegal

    Aliou Cisse has decided to make a change. Bamba Dieng replaces Famara Diedhiou.

  19. Postpublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Egypt 1-0 Senegal

    Egypt’s fans in Cairo International Stadium are shouting "Zizo" in call to Queiroz to let him play and give the Pharaohs a boost in front of the Lions of Teranga.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2022

    Ghana 0-0 Nigeria

    Double substitutions for Nigeria - two Premier League players being introduced. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) and Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) come in for Joe Aribo and Moses Simon.