Nigeria’s players William Ekong (L) and John Obi Mikel (R) celebrate after receiving their bronze medals during the medal ceremony after defeating Honduras in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s bronze medal football match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / GUSTAVO ANDRADE
World Cup Africa matchday 1 qualifying results Saturday:
Group A
At Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo 4 (Mbokani 6, 56, Bolingi 45+2, Mubele 69) Libya 0
Playing Sunday
At Monastir, Tunisia
Tunisia v Guinea (1700 GMT)
Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)
DR Congo 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
Group B
Playing Sunday
At Ndola, Zambia
Zambia v Nigeria (1230 GMT)
At Blida, Algeria
Algeria v Cameroon (1930 GMT)
Group C
At Franceville, Gabon
Gabon 0 Morocco 0
At Bouake, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 3 (Kodjia 25, Coulibaly 30-own goal, Gervinho 33) Mali 1 (S. Yatabare 17)
Standings
I. Coast 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Gabon 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Morocco 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mali 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Group D
At Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso 1 (Diawara 90+1) South Africa 1 (Furman 80)
At Dakar
Senegal 2 (Balde 24, Sow 80) Cape Verde 0
Standings
Senegal 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
B. Faso 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
S. Africa 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
C. Verde 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Group E
Playing Sunday
At Brazzaville
Congo v Egypt (1430 GMT)
Played Friday
At Tamale, Ghana
Ghana 0 Uganda 0
Standings
Ghana 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Uganda 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: five group winners after double round qualify for 2018 finals in Russia
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