Geny Catamo brand by Mozambique and spoils Patrick Vieira's debut

A mozambique's selection started, early in the afternoon of Friday, the qualification for the 2027 edition of the African Nations Cup (CAN) with a tie to a ball in the reception to Senegal, in game valid for the first day of the J group of this race.

With French Patrick Vieira pulling out as a new Senegalese selector – African team holding a judicial imbroglio after winning the 2025 edition of the CAN in the field, but losing it to Morocco in the courts – things were not easy for visitors.

The extreme of Sporting Geny Catamo was held at the National Stadium of the Zippeto, in the city of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and ended up being connected intrinsically to the final result. But we'll be right there.

At 32 minutes, Nicolas Jackson placed the visitor's formation in the lead of the marker on Mozambican soil, at an advantage that would be annulled by the time of the break. With a shot from outside the area that betrayed Yehvann Diouf, the extreme of Sporting Geny Catamo restored the draw (45+1′), which prevailed until the final whistle.

After the accounts, and with this equality, Mozambique and Senegal share the second and third seats of the qualifying table, behind the Sudan that won Ethiopia by a zero ball. Besides, Sudanese are the next opponents of black mambas.

Guinea-Bissau wins Tanzania. Nigeria loses

In another of the afternoon games of Friday, Guinea-Bissau took the walk in this qualification in Tanzania, one of the hosts of the race that will be contested in 2027, and soon with an enlightening victory, with two goals without response.

Jefferson Encada (Amadora Star), Victor Rofino (Famalicão) and Iano Simão (Penafiel) were the representatives of the Portuguese championships that started the match at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, but turned out to be other old acquaintances of Portuguese football to build the victory of the class that is guided by Emiliano Té, who won in the post the Portuguese Luís Boa Morte.

On the top of the 33rd minute, Beto, a former player of the Portimonese who currently wears the colors of the Italians of Fiorentina, watched Franculino Dju, who passed through the paintings of Benfica, who opened the asset for the visiting team. In the course of the second half, team captain Mama Baldé (58′), who represented Sporting and Birds and now belongs to the French staff of the Brest, put a stop to the discussion for the result after successfully responding to a assistance Dalcio Gomes, who also passed the embodied training teams.

In the other game of this L group qualifying for the 2027 edition of the African Nations Cup, Nigeria, the next opponent of Guinea-Bissau, won the 2-1 reception to Madagascar. Isaac James of Alverca didn't leave the bank.