AFCON Qualifiers 2027 — Wissa helps DR Congo win; Tunisia settles for second consecutive draw
File photo- Wissa opened the scoring before turning provider for Samuel Moutoussamy to net a second on the stroke of halftime. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
File photo- Wissa opened the scoring before turning provider for Samuel Moutoussamy to net a second on the stroke of halftime. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Yoane Wissa was on target as the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe in Harare to move top of Group E with a full haul of six points.
Wissa opened the scoring before turning provider for Samuel Moutoussamy to net a second on the stroke of halftime.
Marshall Munetsi scored his third goal in two games late on for the host, but the Congolese hung on for the win. It is a second successive draw for the North African side at the start of the continental qualifiers having been held to a 1-1 home draw by Uganda on Thursday.
Elsewhere, Tunisia’s poor form continued as it was held to a 2-2 draw by Botswana in Group H in Rades on Monday, extending its winless run to eight games.
Botswana lead the pool with two points from as many matches, the same as Tunisia, while Libya and Uganda have a point each. They meet in Hoima on Tuesday.
Thatayaone Kgamanyane put Botswana ahead on 37 minutes but two goals from Hazem Mastouri either side of halftime turned the fixture in the favour of the host.
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But Tunisia was denied victory when Lebogang Ditsele equalised for Botswana on the hour mark and the sparse home crowd left disappointed once again.
Equatorial Guinea defeated Sierra Leone 1-0 in the other match in the group thanks to a strike from Spanish-born forward Loren Zuniga inside the first minute in neutral Yaounde.
DR Congo heads Group E with six points from its two games, followed by Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea with three each, while Sierra Leone is yet to get off the mark.
Burkina Faso moved to the top of Group F as it defeated Central African Republic 1-0 in neutral Casablanca.
RB Salzburg teenager Aboubacar Camara scored the only goal of the game on the hour-mark in his second appearance for the senior national team.
The top two nations in each pool qualify for the 24-team continental finals that will be staged in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from June 19 to July 17 next year.
Published on Sep 29, 2026
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