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South Africa was the last country to register for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Sunday with a tough 2-1 win over Libya in Group E.
Earlier, Huddersfield forward Steve Mounie scored the goal of sending Benin to the Nations Cup after a 2-1 victory over Emmanuel Adebayor's Togo in Cotonou.
Also on Sunday, Zimbabwe and DR Congo qualified for the final, as did Tanzania, who beat off rivals Uganda 3-0.
Group D
In the last round of qualifying, Benign beat Go 2-1 to qualify for Algeria and secure its place in Egypt 2019.
Benin opened the scoring against Togo in the 12th minute when David Djigla put the hosts in the lead.
Togolese veteran striker Adebayor, 35, gave hope to his country with a tying goal in the 72nd minute as his side sought victory.
The competition ended frantically and the host country disappointingly ended the Adebayor and Togo campaign as Mounie scored seven minutes from time to allow Benin to win.
Benin will participate in the finals of the Nations Cup for the first time since 2010.
Group E
South Africa mark their return to the Nations Cup final, having missed the last two editions, with a difficult victory 2-1 Libya in group E.
Bafana Bafana knew that a draw would be enough to qualify for Egypt against Libya who were again playing their home game in Tunisia for security reasons.
After a scoreless first half, South Africa scored thanks to Percy Tau in 50 minutes.
Libya – which needed a win to reserve its place – has been defended with a penalty in the 66th minute of Ahmad Benali.
South Africa struck again three minutes later, as Tau got his second goal of the match to secure victory for his country and their place in Egypt 2019.
Elsewhere, in Bangui, he finished 0-0 between Central African Republic and Guinea in Group H, a match with two teams already eliminated.
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be held for the first time in June and July and will have 24 teams instead of 16.
The draw will take place in Cairo next month.
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