CAPE TOWN : Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania claimed the final berths in next year’s African Cup of Nations finals as the qualifying competition played to an exciting conclusion on Tuesday.
Soccer Football - African Cup of Nations Qualification - Group C - Egypt v Botswana - 30 June Air Defence Stadium , Cairo, Egypt - November 19, 2024 Botswana's Godiraone Modingwane celebrates after the match after qualifying for the African Cup of Nations REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Mozambique needed to avoid defeat away in their Lusophone derby against Guinea Bissau to go through but secured a surprise 2-1 win to qualify for a second successive tournament. Egypt, who rested Mohamed Salah for this international window, were level seven minutes later through Mahmoud Trezeguet, leaving Botswana with an uphill task to hold onto their point.Mauritania would have qualified had Egypt won after they beat the Cape Verde Islands 1-0 at home but finished a point behind Botswana.
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