The journey to the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations continues on Thursday after thrilling encounters were staged on Wednesday night across various countries in the continent.Sudan was the only winner on the opening day of the qualifying matches, getting a slim 1-0 win over Niger, while Comoros vs. Gambia and Libya vs. Rwanda ended in a one-all draw, and Tanzania played to a barren stalemate against Ethiopia.The qualifiers will set the stage for the teams aiming to lift the coveted trophy in Morocco between Saturday 21 December 2025 and Saturday 18 January 2026.Congo Republic vs South Sudan Congo and South Sudan get their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign underway when they go head-to-head at the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Debat.Since claiming a 2-1 victory when the two nations squared off in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in March 2023, the Bright Stars have failed to win any of their four competitive matches and will be looking to end this poor run.Congo’s last AFCON appearance came in Equatorial Guinea back in 2015, when they finished as Group A winners with seven points from three matches before suffering a 4-2 loss at the hands of Congo DR in the quarter-finals.Isaac Ngata’s men, who have failed to win their last six outings, will look to kick off their quest for a place in Morocco on a high as they take on an opposing side whom they met in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers, losing once and claiming one draw in their two clashes.Kick-off 7 PM##NAJAVA_MECA_8316320##Malawi vs Burundi CECAFA side Burundi will be away against Malawi at Bingu National Stadium, with both sides looking to kick off their respective 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns with a win.Both teams could do with a victory in this one to get themselves back on track off the back of what has been an underwhelming spell since the turn of the year.Like Malawi, Burundi was also absent from the most recent AFCON tournament earlier this year and has only made it to the competition’s finals on one occasion in its history.Kick-off 4 PM2025 AFCONq: Tanzania open the qualifiers with a goalless draw##NAJAVA_MECA_8316317##Tunisia vs Madagascar The Group A action will be staged at Stade Olympique Hammadi-Agrebi in Rades, where the hosts Tunisia will be banking on home advantage to propel them past MadagascarTunisia will begin their road to redemption this week after they were dumped out in the group stage of the previous edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast at the start of the year.Meanwhile, Madagascar will see this match as a chance to exact revenge, as it was this very opponent that knocked them out of the only Africa Cup of Nations main tournament they ever qualified for in their history back in 2018-19.Since then, Barea has failed to make much of an impact in qualifying, with the last edition ending with the side failing to win any of their six group-stage matches, drawing three and losing three.##NAJAVA_MECA_8316322##In other matches, the Central African Republic will welcome Lesotho, Ghana will square out against Angola, and Guinea-Bissau will finish the match with the Eswatini clash.Kaizer Chiefs target Kenyan international to bolster attack
