Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco holds Morocco in qualifying



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Pedro Obiang of West Ham scored his first goal for Equatorial Guinea against Sudan

Already eliminated, Morocco has qualified Morocco to draw 0-0 in their last match of group B qualifications for the Africa Cup of Nations 2019.

Some of Morocco's best chances fell on Rashid Alioui, who hit the wood three times.

Moroccan coach Hervé Renard also made his debut with Osama Idrissi just days after the Dutch-born winger was allowed by FIFA to swap national allegiances.

The last minutes were marked by crowd problems at Bingu Stadium in Lilongwe, as supporters fired missiles on the ground.

Despite the problems encountered, the referee let the game continue until the end.

The other match of the group will take place on Saturday and Cameroon will face the visiting Comoros to decide who will play in the final.

A draw for former hosts Cameroon will allow them to advance, while the victory of the Comoros will allow them to win the second place through a better performance face to face with the Indomitable Lions.

In group a Equatorial Guinea finished his campaign with a resounding 4-1 victory Sudan, in a match between two parties already out of contention for the finals of the Nations Cup.

The hosts started well when Mohamed Mokhtar was framed after 15 minutes.

The striker lasted just four minutes before the former Middlesbrough and Mallorca player, Emilio Nsue, was equalized afterwards and added a new penalty before half-time.

Born in Spain, Pablo Ganet, who plays in the third Spanish division for Algeciras, added a third goal after four minutes from the end of the second third.

The victory was over when West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang scored his first goal for the Nzalang Nacional in the 85th minute.

Odion Ighalo scored 11 goals for Nigeria

In another match that was actually a dead rubber Nigeria badured to finish in Group E with a 3-1 win over Seychelles, who had already been eliminated.

Striker of Chinese origin Odion Ighalo opened the scoring in the 35th minute of the penalty spot after Wilfred Ndidi's (Leicester City) foul.

The Seychelles tied seven minutes later when Roddy Melanie took advantage of an error from Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho.

Striker Henry Onyekuru, loaned by Everton to Galatasaray Galatas, restored the Super Eagles' lead with a header at the seventh minute after the break.

Moses Simon, who plays for Levante in Spain, sealed the win with a goal in added time.

South Africa and Libya clash on Sunday to decide who will join the Super Eagles in the final in Egypt.

The match takes place in the Tunisian city of Sfax because of lingering insecurity in Libya.

A draw will suffice for South Africa to qualify, while Libya will see its success grow.

Senegal will host Madagascar on Saturday in the other Group A match, with both teams already qualifying for the finals in Egypt.

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