Cape Verde’s away victory at Angola put significant pressure on the Indomitable Lions ahead of their qualifiers tie against Libya. Still, the favourites overcame that and widened the gap to their tonight’s rival by four points. A routine 3-1 victory proved their class, and it put an end to Cameroon’s two-game-long winless streak.Unlike the reverse fixture, which ended in a 1-1 draw, and the stalemates in the games against Angola (1-1) and Eswatini (0-0), this game saw the Indomitable Lions as we’re used to seeing them.Vincent Aboubakar: ⚽️⚽️Bryan Mbeumo: ⚽️🅰️Cameroon’s deadly duo brought their A game against Libya today. 🇨🇲🌟 #WCQ pic.twitter.com/iu4OceLOWv— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) March 25, 2025 Vincent Aboubakar’s brace made the crucial difference, along with Brian Mbeumo’s second-half goal, while the visitors were able just to peg one back in the stoppage time for a slightly tolerable defeat. The drama in this group is far from resolved, as Cape Verde are at the summit with 13 points from six matches, with Cameroon eager to secure direct qualification to the World Cup.World Cup remains a hollow dream?! Nigeria stunned by minnows in added time!The next round will allow the latter to make amends and beat Eswatini, thus setting the stage for the do-or-die clash away at Cape Verde, in which the Indomitable Lions ought to win. It is quite a challenge, but if they want that WC ticket, they need to earn it.2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS – AFRICASaturday Togo – Mauritania 2-2 (1-0)/Klidje 4, Denkey 69 – Koita 52, Mahmoud 55/Sudan – Senegal 0-0Sunday Eswatini – Mauritius 3-3 (2-0)/Mkhontfo 13, 18, Mabuza 75 – Rose 47, Aristide 50, Vincent 90+1/Kenya – Gabon 1-2 (0-1)/Olunga 62 – Aubameyang 16, 52 pen/Monday Namibia – Equatorial Guinea 1-1 (0-0)/Shalulile 51 – Coco 54/Central African Republic – Mali 0-0Guinea B. – Burkina Faso 1-2 (1-1)/Banjaqui 36 – Traore L. 6, 73/Liberia – Sao Tome 2-1 (2-1)/Andrews 4, Farkarlun 32 – Do Sacramento 44/Ivory Coast – Gambia 1-0 (1-0)/Haller 15/Madagascar – Ghana 0-3 (0-1)/Partey 11, 54, Kudus 59/Ethiopia – Djibouti 6-1 (3-0)/Desta 19, 52, 70 pen, Nasir 34, 37, 58 pen – Akinbinu 51/Tunisia – Malawi 2-0 (0-0)/Jaziri 86, Achouri 90+2/TuesdayAngola – Cape Verde 1-2 (0-1)/Gelson Dala 50 – Rocha Livramento 45+2, 63/Benin – S.Africa 0-2 (0-0)/Foster 53, Adams 84/Nigeria – Zimbabwe 1-1 (0-0)/Osimhen 74 – Chirewa 90+1/Rwanda – Lesotho 1-1 (0-0)/Kwizera 58 – Fothoane 82/Uganda – Guinea 1-0 (1-0)/Okello 36/Botswana – Somalia 2-0 (0-0)/Mohutsiwa 73, Johnson 82/Burundi – Seychelles 5-0 (3-0)/Nduwarugira 23, Bimenyimana 25, 32, Kanakimana 50, Girumugisha 57/Cameroon – Libya 3-1 (1-0)/Aboubakar 26, 61, Mbeumo 51 – El Mariamy 90+1/Egypt – Sierra Leone 1-0 (1-0)/Zizo 45+2/Sudan – South Sudan 1-1 (0-0)/Eisa 76 – Sebit 90+9/Algeria – Mozambique IN PROGRESSComores – Chad IN PROGRESSMauritania – DR Congo IN PROGRESSSenegal – Togo IN PROGRESSMorocco – Tanzania IN PROGRESS
