Algeria battle to draw against Burundi in African Cup of Nations qualifying

[p]There were also home wins for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/comoros/QLUC9wv3/"]Comoros[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mozambique/2aBNiivt/"]‌Mozambique[/a] on a busy day of 17 matches in the ‌preliminaries for the 2027 finals to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania ‌and Uganda.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a], who left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a] at home over fears ‌of potential injury on the artificial surface at Juba in South [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sudan/OGhP26xH/"]Sudan[/a], ran out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/egypt-bejDn7NN/south-sudan-bBswuetq/?mid=UqJp68gK"]5-0 winners[/a] with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marmoush-omar/44pYRYIC/"]Omar Marmoush[/a] grabbing a double and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oufa-shobeir/0vgRIJk9/"]Mostafa ‌Zico[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ibrahim-adel/j5WWr2il/"]Ibrahim Adel[/a] and teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdelkarim-hamza/jPwJgdF6/"]Hamza Abdelkarim[/a] the ⁠other three in the ‌Group B clash.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-brahim/nm2Qvnyk/"]Brahim Diaz[/a] took advantage of sloppy defending to give [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a] ​the lead on the stroke of halftime away against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lesotho/fTM4XmgO/"]Lesotho[/a]. The match was played in Bloemfontein, South Africa because ​Lesotho do not have a stadium up to international standards.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ounahi-azzedine/reDF5hxm/"]Azzedine Ounahi[/a] added a second eight minutes from time to complete ⁠the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lesotho-fTM4XmgO/morocco-IDKYO3R8/?mid=AqO6yclT"]2-0 victory[/a] that ​has Morocco top Group A.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="24123fdb-8159-4b42-ae46-dcdc367c0434" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6fe89bb1-378c-4754-ac93-1e855b3e2d52" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a] had to defend tenaciously away against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ethiopia/4AGUPqC2/"]Ethiopia[/a] to give new coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vieira-patrick/AaLVdEGK/"]Patrick Vieira[/a] his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ethiopia-4AGUPqC2/senegal-hOIsJLJr/?mid=hfQ8McEs"]first win in charge[/a] after last week's draw in Mozambique. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbaye-ibrahim/nkxtcGo7/"]Ibrahim Mbaye[/a] scored the ‌game's only goal after 11 minutes, having been teed up by a pass from his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jackson-nicolas/jXg8d5RJ/"]Nicolas Jackson[/a].[/p][p]Mozambique went top of Group J on goal difference after demolishing Sudan 4-1 in Maputo with a double from striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chamito/xUwdI2eb/"]Chamito[/a], who plays his club football in the third tier of Portuguese football.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a] found themselves 2-0 down away in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/burundi/IeBFvsBE/"]Burundi[/a] after 12 minutes but fought back to share the spoils in their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/algeria-nc87N1BR/burundi-IeBFvsBE/?mid=Aw7Wv0V1"]Group I ‌tie[/a] in Bujumbura.[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="204880b5-84da-4dab-a22a-e00052f9957a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9e6b4758-cbf2-4d81-b0ce-67cd83be598a" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]But it was a far from convincing performance ​under new coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hemdani-brahim/2FXjcehN/"]Brahim Hemdani[/a] as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/belloumi-mohamed/WWdihvvt/"]Mohamed Belloumi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boulbina-adil/KQG5S7e0/"]Adil ‌Boulbina[/a] spared Algerian blushes against a team 116 places below them in the FIFA rankings.[/p][p]Comoros had a 1-0 home win in Moroni over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/namibia/QLENxLuR/"]Namibia[/a] where Benjaloud Youssef scored early in the second half.[/p][p]Later on Tuesday, former African champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] ⁠and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zambia/zBS458hb/"]Zambia[/a] play at home ⁠while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cameroon/zk1uVG2D/"]Cameroon[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory Coast[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nigeria/EBE2Xb3l/"]Nigeria[/a] are away.[/p]