By Amaechi Agbo

Algeria tops Group A after a 1-1 draw against host Burkina Faso while Niger Republic defeated Djibouti in a thrilling 4-2 encounter away to remain 3rd.

Algeria has 4 points same as their opponents but with a superior goal difference of 8.

Djibouti 2-4 Niger
Scorers: Anas Farah Ali 32, Houssein Said Warsama 90+1 / Victorien Adebayor 49, 56, Amadou Wonkoye 64, Amadou Sabo 68

Tuesday 7 September: Burkina Faso 1-1 Algeria Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba 64 / Sofiane Feghouli 18

Group B

Tunisia took control.of Group B after defeating 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Champions Zambia 2-0 away to top the group with 6 points while Equatorial Guinea beat Mauritania 1-0 at home to remain 3rd with 3 points

Tuesday 7 September

Zambia 0-2 Tunisia
Scorers: Wahbi Khazri 8pen, Anis Ben Slimane 90+2

Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Mauritania
Scorers: Iban Salvador 59

Group C
Super Eagles of Nigeria are the leaders of Group C after the won away against Cape Verde on Tuesday. The victory hands them the leadership of the group with 6 points, 3 above second placed Liberia who beat Central Africa Republic, CAR 1-0 earlier on Monday, September 6.

Monday 6 September

Liberia 1-0 Central Africa
Scorer: Kpah Shermam 86

Tuesday 7 September

Cape Verde 1-2 Nigeria
Scorers: Dylan Tavares 20 / Victor Osimhen 30, Kenny Santos 76og

Group D
Ivory Coast defeated Cameroon 2-1 on Monday to take the leadership of Group D just as Malawi recorded a 1-0 win against Mozambique in the other group.match on Tuesday

Ivory Coast 2-1 Cameroon
Scorers: Sebastien Haller 20pen 29 / Nicolas Ngamaleu 61pen

Tuesday 7 September

Malawi 1-0 Mozambique
Scorer: Richard Mbulu 10

Group E

Monday 6 September
The only group that saw no victory during the matchday 2 with Mali drawing blank away against Uganda while Gabon held Egypt to a 1-2 draw at home.
the result leaves Mali as leaders with 4 points

Sunday 5 September

Rwanda 1-1 Kenya
Scorers: Abdul Rwatubyaye 20 / Michael Olunga 90

Uganda 0-0 Mali

Other results are as listed below.

Group F

Sunday 5 September

Gabon 1-1 Egypt
Scorers: Jim Allevinah 73 / Mostafa Mohamed 90

Tuesday 7 September

Angola 0-1 Libya
Scorer: Omar Al Khoja 43

Group G

Monday 6 September

South Africa 1-0 Ghana
Scorer: Bongokuhle Hlongwane 83

Tuesday 7 September

Ethiopia 1-0 Zimbabwe
Scorers: Aschalew Tamene Seyoum 90+4

Group H

Sunday 5 September

Togo 0-1 Namibia
Scorer: Elmo Kambindu 53

Tuesday 7 September

Congo 1-3 Senegal
Scorers: Silvere Ganvoula 45+2 / Boulaye Dia 27, Ismaila Sarr 82, Sadio Mane 87pen

Group I

Monday 6 September

Postponed. Guinea v Morocco

Tuesday 7 September

Sudan 2-4 Guinea-Bissau
Scorers: Mohammed Abdel-Rahman 55, 90+2 / Piqueti 8, 39, Frederic Mendy 11, Mama Balde 82

Group J

Monday 6 September

Benin 1-1 DR Congo
Scorers: Jordan Adeoti 33 / Dieumerci Mbokani 12

Tuesday 7 September

Tanzania 3-2 Madagascar
Scorers: Erasto Nyoni 2pen, Novatus Disma 26, Feisal Salum 53 / Njiva Rakotoharimalala 36, Thomas Fontaine 45+2