Sudan And Benin Qualified for Afcon 2025
Sudan seal Afcon 2025 spot as Benin also go through Sudanese Celebrating their glory. Sudan's footballers have defied the nation's civil war to clinch a remarkable qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a tense last round of matches that also saw Benin progress to next year's finals. Sudan have been forced to stage their home ties on neutral turf while the country's domestic league has been suspended since the conflict started in April last year. The Falcons of Jediane needed just a point from their last two fixtures, but fell to a 4-0 defeat away against Niger on Thursday. However, they managed to secure second place in Group F after playing out a goalless draw against already-qualified Angola in Libya. Niger, who could have capitalised on another slip up by Sudan, therefore missed out on qualification by a point despite Oumar Sako's 92nd-minute goal giving them a 2-1 win over Ghana in Accra. Meanwhile, in Group D, Benin achieved the draw they n...