Five big observations from Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
Ed Dove runs through the key talking points from opening rounds of Afcon qualifiers across Africa.
2019 Schedule
All times ET2019 Schedule
1-1-0, 1st in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
MARMAR012/6FT
1GambiaGAM- GambiaGAM06/9FT
1ANGANG - ANGANG210/9FTAgg. 3-11GambiaGAM
GHAGHA11/10FT0GambiaGAM- GambiaGAM04/10FT
0MTNMTN - GambiaGAM08/10FT
1CPVCPV 
DJIDJI19/10FT1GambiaGAM- GambiaGAM113/10FTAgg. 2-21DJIDJI
- ANGANG113/11FT3GambiaGAM
- GambiaGAM218/11FT
2CODCOD 
GABGAB0FT0GambiaGAM- GambiaGAM0FT0GABGAB
- GambiaGAM0TBD0ANGANG
Cape Verde Islands down Gambia to reach WAFU Cup Plate Final
A first-half rocket from Paulo Norta sent Cape Verde into the Plate Final of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after beating Gambia 1-0 on Tuesday.
Gambia into WAFU Plate semis on pens shootout
Gambia progressed into the Plate semifinals at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after beating Mauritania 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
Ghana in WAFU quarters after win over Gambia
Ghana kicked off the defence of their WAFU Cup of Nations title with a slender 1-0 win over Gambia,
Musa Barrow: The Gambian wonderkid rivalling Mbappe
The 19-year-old is the second youngest player from Europe's major leagues to have contributed to six goals or more in all competitions this term.
Gambia appoint Saintfiet as new coach
Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet has signed as the new coach of African side Gambia, who he hopes to take to the 2019 African Nations Cup finals.
Gambian winger Barrow joins Reading
Gambia international Barrow leaves Swansea City after three seasons in South Wales.
Hamburg sign Gambian refugee Jatta
Hamburg have signed Gambian refugee Bakery Jatta on a three-year contract.
ANC: Senegal and Egypt book finals place
Senegal and Egypt qualified for the African Nations Cup thanks to wins against Burnundi and Tanzania.
ANC: Nigeria can't qualify after Egypt loss
Nigeria will not be competing at the 2017 African Nations Cup after losing 1-0 to Egypt on Tuesday.
ANC: Salah saves Egypt draw at Nigeria
Mohamed Salah scored in stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Egypt at Nigeria in a 2017 African Nations Cup qualifier on Friday.
CAF: South Sudan's World Cup dreams end
South Sudan's first World Cup qualifying campaign ended early following a 4-0 defeat at Mauritania on Tuesday.
ANC: Nigeria see off Chad, Zambia held
Nigeria beat Chad in their Group G opener in qualification for the 2017 African Nations Cup.
Friendlies: Howler lets Ukraine beat Georgia
A defensive howler gave Ukraine a lead and they held on for a 2-1 win against Georgia in a friendly in Austria on Tuesday.
Friendlies: Japan win in Halilhodzic's debut
Shinji Okazaki and Keisuke Honda scored second-half goals as Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 on Friday in their first game under new coach Vahid Halilhodzic.
2019-20 Ladder
2019-20 Team LeadersAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying
- Goals
- Assists
RankingsAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying
Goal Difference2Tied-9th
Goals Scored7Tied-1st
Assists0Tied-1st
Goals Conceded5Tied-38th