AFCON 2015 Qualifiers – Matchday 5 Recap: Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal Qualify, Egypt Eliminated
The fifth matchday of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers delivered plenty of drama, upsets, and decisive results. With Algeria vs Ethiopia wrapping up the day, we now have a much clearer picture of the teams headed to Equatorial Guinea from January 17 to February 8, 2015.
✅ Qualified Teams So Far (After Matchday 5)
Algeria
South Africa
Cape Verde
Tunisia
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Gabon
Cameroon
Senegal
❌ Eliminated / In Trouble
Egypt – Eliminated after home defeat to Senegal.
Togo – Crushed at home by Guinea.
Mali – In serious danger after losing to Malawi.
Lesotho, Angola, Sudan, Niger, Mozambique – Out of the race.
📌 Matchday 5 Results
Group A
Congo 0–2 Nigeria
Goals: Ike Uche, Aaron Samuel
Nigeria keeps their hopes alive; level on points with Congo but ahead on goal difference.South Africa 2–1 Sudan
Goals: Serero, Rantie / Salah Ibrahim
Bafana Bafana seal qualification in Durban.
Group B
Malawi 2–0 Mali
Goals: N’Gambi, Kanyenda
Major upset. Mali’s qualification hopes are now in doubt.Algeria vs Ethiopia – (In progress)
Algeria already qualified before kickoff.
Group C
Angola 0–0 Gabon
A draw that sends Gabon through, unbeaten so far.Lesotho 0–1 Burkina Faso
Goal: Jonathan Pitroipa (3’)
Burkina Faso edges closer; qualification confirmed after Angola’s draw.
Group D
Cameroon 1–0 DR Congo
Goal: Vincent Aboubakar (70’)
Cameroon qualifies; Aboubakar scores again as super-sub.
Group E
Togo 1–4 Guinea
Goals: Adebayor / Idrissa Sylla, Seydouba Soumah (x3)
Hat-trick hero Soumah humiliates the Hawks in Lomé.Uganda 1–0 Ghana
Goal: Savio Kabugo (8’)
Massive result keeps Group E wide open.
Group F
Mozambique 0–1 Zambia
Goal: Singuluma (67’)
Zambia qualifies thanks to better head-to-head record.Cape Verde 3–1 Niger
Goals: Kuka, Heldon, Tavares / [Niger scorer unspecified]
The Blue Sharks confirm their supremacy with another win.
Group G
Egypt 0–1 Senegal
Goal: Diop
The Pharaohs are officially eliminated. Senegal books their spot in style.
🗒️ Key Takeaways
Guinea and Uganda shake up Group E with statement wins.
Nigeria bounce back into contention with a key away win in Pointe-Noire.
Cameroon and Zambia join the growing list of qualified nations.
Egypt, once African giants, will miss a third consecutive AFCON.
