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Ten first-leg games of the last qualifying round were played on Sunday 22 September. The most brilliant performance is to the credit of Togo, net winner of Nigeria (4-1). It also feels good for Zimbabwe, winner of Lesotho (3-1), and for the DRC, which won in the Central African Republic (2-0).

Cameroon, host country, is waiting to know who will be the other 15 qualified for the 2020 African Nations Championship . The final round of playoffs began, and after the five games played Saturday , ten more were held across the continent this Sunday, September 22: three in the West Zone B, two in the Central Zone, two in the Central Zone -Est and three in the South zone.

Togo hits the goal, Ghana is getting closer too (West zone B)

The Togolese selection is very close to its first participation in CHAN. In Lomé, the local Hawks delivered a big game against the finalists of the last edition, Nigeria (4-1). And although the Super Eagles opened the scoring with Ibrahim Sunusi, Togo did not panic and quickly equalized through Richard Nane. In the second half, the same Nane gave the advantage to his team after the hour of play, and Togo added extra in the last 20 minutes. A clear victory for them, and a heavy defeat for Nigeria who will have to work hard to reverse the trend in the return match in October.

Ivory Coast, it will also have to sublimate if it wants to play CHAN for the fifth time. Halfway to the last lap, the Elephants are eliminated. Sunday, they lost to Niamey against Niger (2-0). The Nigerians struck late in the first period with a penalty from Idrissa Garba, and Abdoul Aziz scored a second important goal in penalty time.

Finally, Ghana may miss its third ranking CHAN. The Black Stars lost at home to Burkina Faso in the last moments (1-0). Yannick Pogningo scored a killer goal in the 90 + 4th.

The DRC very well part (Central zone)

Twice titled (2009 and 2016) but eliminated very quickly in the qualifiers of CHAN 2018, the DRC is getting closer to Cameroon. In Bangui, the Leopards beat the Central African Republic (2-0). Joël Beya opened the scoring in the first act. Then, Jackson Muleka, decisive passer on the first goal, turned into scorer at the end of the game.

Goals, the show, but no winner, however, in the match between Equatorial Guinea and Congo (2-2). Everything remains to be done for the return match, but the Congolese may benefit from these two goals scored in Malabo.

Rwanda and Sudan shine outside (Central-East zone)

It was better to play outside in the Central East zone this weekend. After Uganda's net success in Burundi on Saturday (0-3), Rwanda and Sudan also won away from home, but each time on the more modest 1-0 score. Ernest Sugira gave the Rwandans an Ethiopian victory on the hour. And Yasir Mozamil, with success, scored the goal of the Sudanese success in Tanzania, on the hour of play too. . The striker first found the post, but the ball came back to him and this time he hit the mark.

Zimbabwe with authority, Madagascar close to its premiere (South zone)

Lesotho will have to perform a miracle in the return leg to overthrow Zimbabwe. The goal of Hlompho Kalake in injury time may be crucial for the small country that has never played a final phase of CHAN. But there will still be a two goal gap to catch up after Zimbabwe's home win (3-1). Prince Dube saw double and Wellington Taderera added to the game for the Zimbabwean Warriors, who will not have to let their guard down.

After a first CAN - very successful by the Barea -, a first CHAN? Madagascar took a step towards qualifying for the finals by beating Namibia (1-0). The Namibians will have the advantage of the field on their return. In contrast, Eswatini lost at home to Zambia (1-0). The country, quarter-finalist CHAN 2018, will leave with a handicap to go up.

To read ► CHAN 2020: calendar and qualifying results