Ivory Coast dominated the opening 45 minutes against Somalia but were unable to turn their superiority into a goal. The hosts started on the front foot, with Franck Kessie trying his luck from outside the box in the fifth minute, although his right-footed effort went wide.The Ivorian side continued to apply pressure and had another opportunity from a corner in the 16th minute after Mohamed conceded the set piece. Ivory Coast were unable to make the most of the delivery, however, as Somalia continued to hold firm.##NAJAVA_MECA_9995898##Kessie came close again five minutes later. After Ivory Coast accelerated forward and created space inside the box, the midfielder received the ball in the centre of the area and fired with his left foot, but his effort narrowly missed the target to the right.As the half progressed, Ivory Coast remained firmly in control and continued to create the more dangerous opportunities around the Somali goal. Despite their clear dominance, they could not find a way through a resilient Somalia defence.Ivory Coast continued to dominate after the break, but Somalia's defence and goalkeeper Hussein repeatedly stood in their way. The Ivorian side created several opportunities early in the second half, with Nicolas Pepe firing high and wide from the right side of the box in the 50th minute after being set up by Diomande.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Four minutes later, Yalcouye tried his luck from distance following a pass from Konan, but his effort also sailed high and wide. Ivory Coast kept pushing and came even closer in the 58th minute when Oulai unleashed a right-footed shot from outside the box, only for Hussein to dive low to his right and make an excellent save.The visitors continued to threaten from range, with Luck Zogbe narrowly missing the top-left corner in the 62nd minute after being picked out by Wahi. Somalia remained under heavy pressure but continued to resist.Ivory Coast finally found the breakthrough in the 89th minute in Abidjan. After dominating for much of the match and creating chance after chance, the hosts were eventually rewarded for their persistence when Yann Gboho converted from the centre of the box following a corner, calmly sending his right-footed effort into the bottom-right corner.🚨Late goal by Yann Gboho🇸🇴 Somalia 0-1 Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮pic.twitter.com/Ay5tuSKN5t— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) September 29, 2026 Toure put the final touch on the match in the 95th minute, scoring to give Ivory Coast a 2-0 lead and seal the victory.🚨Bazoumana Touré doubles the lead.🇸🇴 Somalia 0-2 Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮pic.twitter.com/cObgXDupNi— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) September 29, 2026 CONGO – CAMEROONCongo took a narrow 1-0 lead into half-time against Cameroon after a scrappy opening 45 minutes at the Stade Alphonse Massamba-Debat. The hosts struggled to take control early on, with Merveil Ndockyt receiving a booking in the fifth minute after arriving late to a challenge on Keller, interrupting a promising Cameroon attack.However, Congo soon found their breakthrough. In the 20th minute, Ikia Dimi picked out Bantsiele inside the box, and the forward made no mistake, sending a right-footed cross-shot beyond Noukeu to put the hosts 1-0 ahead.🚨Geltany Bantsiele 24'🇨🇬 Congo Republic 1-0 Cameroon 🇨🇲pic.twitter.com/G7pst0fX8V— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) September 29, 2026 Congo immediately looked for a second goal, with Beni Namboka finding himself in a promising position inside the box five minutes later. His right-footed effort, however, missed the target.Cameroon tried to respond as the half progressed, and Bryan Mbeumo came close in the 34th minute when he collected the ball outside the box and fired a left-footed shot across goal, but his effort was blocked. Congo then threatened again moments later, with Bantsiele attempting to double his tally from outside the box, only for Noukeu to make the save.Neither side was able to add to the score before the interval, leaving Congo with a 1-0 advantage at the break thanks to Bantsiele's strike.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The second half was a much quieter affair compared to the opening 45 minutes, with the quality of the game dropping significantly after the break. Cameroon, however, came out with greater intent and quickly put Congo's defence under pressure.Their efforts paid off in the 50th minute when Melvin Zinga turned the ball into his own net, allowing Cameroon to draw level at 1-1. The equaliser gave the visitors renewed confidence as they began to push forward in search of a complete turnaround.Cameroon tried to build on their momentum and find a second goal, while Congo struggled to recreate the attacking threat they had shown before half-time. The game became increasingly scrappy, with neither side able to establish sustained control or create many clear-cut chances.2027 AFCON QUALIFIERSRound 2MondayCAR – Burkina Faso 0-1 (0-1)/Camara 60/Equatorial Guinea – Sierra Leone 1-0 (1-0)/Zuniga 1/Zimbabwe – DR Congo 1-2 (0-2)/Munetsi 90+3 – Wissa 30, Moutoussamy 45+2/Tunisia – Botswana 2-2 (1-1)/Mastouri 44,49 – Kgamanyane 37, Ditsele 60/TuesdayComores – Namibia 1-0 (0-0)/Youssouf 53/Burundi – Algeria 2-2 (2-1)/Chaibi 5 og, Girumugisha 12 – Belloumi 30, Boulbina 63/Ethiopia – Senegal 0-1 (0-1)/Mbaye 11/Lesotho – Morocco 0-2 (0-1)/Diaz 45, Ounahi 82/Mozambique – Sudan 4-1 (1-0)/Witi 24, Alfandega 46, 62, Guimaraes 58 – Hamed 88 pen/South Sudan – Egypt 0-4 (0-1)/Ziko 36, Marmoush 49, 83, Adel 75, Abdelkarim 90+2/Madagascar – Tanzania 1-1 (0-1)/Fontaine 50 – Kachwele 39/Cabo Verde – Rwanda 1-2 (1-1)/Tavares 40 – Niyomugabo 45+2, Iradukunda 52/Ghana – Gambia 2-4 (2-2)/Nuamah 27 pen, Gyan 33 – Badamosi 37 pen, O. Colley 42, E. Colley 68, 90+1/Guinea B – Nigeria 3-0 (1-0)/Dju 15, Balde 66, Djalo 90+5/Uganda – Libya 1-0 (1-0)/Vula 45+2/Zambia – Togo 2-0 (1-0)/Kangwanda 2, Mandanji 90+5/Benin – Mauritania 2-1 (1-0)/Aloko 31, 46 – Koita 80 pen/Congo – Cameroon 1-1 (1-0)/Bantsiele 24 – Zinga 53 og/Gabon – Niger 2-0 (0-0)/Effaghe 53, Bouanga 77/Liberia – Mali 0-1 (0-0)/Tia 79/Somalia – Ivory Coast 0-2 (0-0)/Gboho 89, Toure 90+5/