Senegal draw in Vieira debut, Nigeria survive scare, but Cape Verde crash

Senegal draw with Mozambique, and Nigeria edge past Madagascar, but Cape Verde beaten by Mali in AFCON qualifying openers.Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026Former France star Patrick Vieira debuted as Senegal coach by drawing 1-1 in Mozambique, and Nigeria survived a scare to edge Madagascar 2-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday.Cape Verde, admired for holding eventual 2026 World Cup winners Spain and taking Argentina to extra time before bowing out, crashed 3-1 away to Mali.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What next for Man City as fallout from 115 charges rumbles – all to knowlist 2 of 4Timeline: Man City’s Premier League financial charges to reported verdictlist 3 of 4Israel’s Abu Farchi sent off for gun celebration in Nations League matchlist 4 of 4‘Stop the game’: Understanding the controversy behind Ireland vs Israelend of listEgypt were held 0-0 at home by Angola while Morocco and Algeria won comfortably against Gabon and Zambia respectively.Aston Villa striker Nicolas Jackson put controversial 2026 AFCON runners-up Senegal ahead after 32 minutes with a close-range tap off a low cross.But Geny Catamo from Portuguese giants Sporting levelled in first...