Guinea-Bissau maintained invincibility in CAN2027, a 1–1 draw with Madagascar, while Guinea-Conakry won Eritrea by 2–1 and rose to second place in Group D.
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12/11/2026
by
Lusa
A Guinea-Bissau today maintained invincibility in the qualification phase for the 2027 African Nations Cup (CAN), by stalling 1-1 with Madagascar on the third day, while Guinea-Conakry, guided by Portuguese Paulo Duarte, defeated Eritrea.
Playing in Meknes, Morocco, due to the lack of a stadium approved by the African Confederation of Football (CAF) in Antananarivo, Madagascar advanced to the scoreboard by Warren Caddy at 59 minutes, but Renato Nhaga, middle of Galatasaray and former player of Casa Pia, restored equality to the 84, allowing Guinea-Bissau to continue in the isolated leadership of Group L.
The Lusophones follow at the top of the ‘poule’, with seven points, against three from Nigeria, second ranked, two from Madagascar and one from Tanzania, which is already in the final phase, as a cohost, such as Kenya and Uganda. Nigerians and Tanzanians face each other on Friday on the third day.
Guinea-Conakry, by Paulo Duarte, won Eritrea by 2-1, and rose to second place in Group D, with six points.
In Conakry, Mohamed Soumah advanced Guinean training at 13 minutes, an advantage that Yakhouba Gnagna Barry extended to 53.
Eritrea still reduced to 83 minutes, through Maill Lundgren, but failed to avoid defeat.
Guinea-Conakry now adds six points, the same as South Africa, which leads the grouping, while Eritrea remains with one point at the end of three meetings.
South Africa receives the fourth and last ranked Kenya on Friday in the other game of the third day of Group D.