Before the final round… these are the positions of the African nations

In addition to the first and second teams of the six teams, the 4 teams with the best third place will also qualify, giving a large margin to the selected teams who did not start the competition.

Morocco … very sophisticated

It seems Morocco In a comfortable position due to their opening against Comoros 2-0, then a draw with Mali 1-1, needing only one point… ZambiaOn Monday, at the top of his group, as long as Mali does not beat Comoros with a margin of more than two goals.

Even if lost, the “lions of the Atlas” will remain in the forefront if the conflict between Mali and Comoros ends.

But everyone in the Kingdom is waiting for the victory of Walid Regragui’s men, who have serious problems, which are increased by the unsteady start of his national team, while the main goal will be to prepare for the final in Rabat next January 18.

Senegal is not very recommended

If the “Lions of Teranga” team did well when they beat Botswana 3-0 in Group D, they had to fight to draw 1-1 against. Democratic Republic of the Congowhich shares the lead in Group Four with 4 points for each team.

Senegal must beat Benin on Tuesday, and wait for the Democratic Republic of Congo to stumble against Botswana to go top of the group.

However, because of their three goals in the first game, Senegal has a slight advantage on goal difference, which is the second test separating the two teams after the direct confrontation.

In Group Four, the second place looks a bit bleak, as it puts the striker up against the leader of Group Five, Algeria, in the round of 16.

Egypt and Nigeria are in a good position

Egypt The most important victory was two hard-fought victories led by Mohamed Salah over Zimbabwe 2-1 and South Africa 1-0, andNigeria Things were worried under the leadership of Victor Osimhen in the final minutes against Tunisia, and they lost two goals after leading with three clean sheets. They can rest well and think about the next stage, since only two teams have qualified and promoted their groups after winning two victories in two games, benefiting from the draw they recorded in the finals, Angola in Egypt and Uganda in Nigeria.

The Pharaohs’ technical director, Hossam Hassan, and the coach of the Malia “Eagles”, Eric Schell, will be able to change their teams while waiting to find out who will compete in the Round of 16, where each of them will face the team that finished third in its group.

As for South Africa, the third in the last issue, and Tunisia, which woke up late with Nigeria, they did not lose their chance to win, because of their success in the first game.

It can be in South Africa andTunisia They placed second in their groups, second and third respectively, to face the other two groups that finished second: South Africa will face the second of Group Six, which includes Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire, while Tunisia will face the second of Group A, led by Morocco and Mali.

Return to Algeria

habit Algeria The Group E leader is heading for the knockout stage, for the first time since 2019, after a hard-fought win in Burkina Faso thanks to a third goal from captain Riyad Mahrez.

On Wednesday, they will face Equatorial Guinea, who lost to Sudan 0-1 and are in last place in the group.

Another match between Burkina Faso and Sudan, who have three points, will decide the winner.

The African champions in 1990 and 2019 will play in the next round with the finalist of Group D, which includes Senegal, instead of one of the top 4 teams in third place.

Sixth category: all possibilities are possibilities

After their big draw on Sunday, each of them has 4 points, the chances of two “brothers” in African football seem to be… Cote d’Ivoire Cameroon qualified for the quarter-finals, while Gabon became the first to book after losing to Mozambique 2-3.

The defending champion “Elephants” will play against “The Panthers”, who lost their first two matches, and will finish the first round in the last place in the sixth group.

But Cameroon Those who are going through a period of rehabilitation, will face new tests against Mozambique, which can finish the first stage in the lead thanks to its victory in Gabon, which is the first in the history of participation in the African Cup of Nations.