Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence keeps many discredited regimes in power.

Nigeria's 1-1 draw against Benin and Senegal's narrow 1-0 win over Burkina Faso marked a significant day in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday.

Central African Republic FT Equatorial Guinea 0 – 0 Algeria FT South Sudan 3 – 2 Congo FT Burundi 0 – 0 Malawi FT Madagascar ...

A late equaliser from Victor Osimhen stamped Nigeria's ticket for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday while Tunisia also booked their place.