Yoane Wissa delivered a performance worthy of a match-winner, and could easily have left Harare with a hat-trick.The Newcastle United striker scored one and created another as DR Congo spoiled Zimbabwe's long-awaited return home with a 2-1 victory in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Monday night. His goal and assist helped DR Congo move to the top of Group E with six points from two matches, having opened their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea.##LINKED_NEWS_66399##Wissa opened the scoring after 30 minutes, reacting quickest after Zimbabwe goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze failed to hold a cross, poking the loose ball into the net.And the 30-year-old was not finished. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Wissa turned provider, sending Samuel Moutoussamy through with a perfectly timed pass before the midfielder calmly finished from inside the box.It was a performance that underlined why DR Congo, ranked 89 places above their opponents, controlled much of the opening half.##LINKED_NEWS_68784##Zimbabwe did improve after the break and eventually gave the packed National Sports Stadium something to celebrate when Marshall Munetsi pulled one back in the 93rd minute.The goal was Munetsi's third in two matches, following his brace in last week's dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Sierra Leone.For Zimbabwe, the defeat came on an emotional night as they finally returned to their home stadium for an international match. President Emmerson Mnangagwa was among the 60,000-strong crowd at the National Sports Stadium, where the Warriors had not played since November 2021 after the venue was ruled unsuitable for international football and underwent extensive renovations.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Zimbabwe remain on three points, level with Equatorial Guinea, who beat Sierra Leone 1-0 in Yaounde thanks to Loren Zuniga's first-minute goal. Sierra Leone are still without a point.2027 AFCON QUALIFIERSAfrica Cup of Nations qualificationRound 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 IN PROGRESSTuesday14.00: (2.00) Comores (3.05) Namibia (3.90)16.00: (11.0) Burundi (5.20) Algeria (1.25)16.00: (5.40) Ethiopia (3.70) Senegal (1.60)16.00: (30.0) Lesotho (13.0) Morocco (1.03)16.00: (2.60) Madagascar (2.95) Tanzania (2.80)16.00: (1.85) Mozambique (3.00) Sudan (4.60)16.00: (16.0) South Sudan (6.75) Egypt (1.15)19.00: (1.47) Cape Verde (3.70) Rwanda (7.75)19.00: (1.60) Ghana (3.60) Gambia (5.60)19.00: (8.00) Guinea B. (3.90) Nigeria (1.43)19.00: (2.00) Uganda (3.05) Libya (3.90)19.00: (2.20) Zambia (3.05) Togo (3.35)20.00: (2.40) Benin (3.00) Mauritania (3.00)22.00: (6.25) Congo (3.60) Cameroon (1.55)22.00: (1.57) Gabon (3.50) Niger (6.25)22.00: (7.50) Liberia (3.90) Mali (1.45)22.00: (30.0) Somalia (13.0) Ivory Coast (1.03)***odds are subject to change***##SOFASCORE_<iframe id="sofa-standings-embed-59844-90940" src="https://widgets.sofascore.com/embed/tournament/59844/season/90940/standings?widgetTitle=Africa+Cup+of+Nations+Qualification+2027%2C+Group+E&showCompetitionLogo=true&widgetTheme=light" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important; height:431px!important;max-width:768px!important;"></iframe><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"> Standings provided by <a target="_blank" href="https://sofascore.com/">Sofascore</a> </div>##
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