First leg games played on Friday, March 25 saw Algeria winning away through Islam Slimani strike 40 minutes at the top of first half against Cameroon and held on till the final whistle, giving the North Africans a slight advantage going into the second leg.
Tunisia also got an away win from an own goal deflection from Moussa Sissako at the 36minutes of the first half.
Yet, another own goal saw the Pharaohs of Egypt prevail over the Terenga lions of Senegal also taking a slight advantage going into the second leg in Dakar on Tuesday.
The North African teams (Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco) executed their first leg games so well, but the result on ground show anything can still happen in all the venues of the final show down on Tuesday.
The "Jollof" derby between Ghana and Nigeria is far from over after a first leg dominated by Ghana in Kumasi. The second leg encounter promise to be tension soaked game and the Super Eagles must show off their striking prowess in Abuja. Below are the results and second leg fixtures:
First Leg Results
DR Congo 1-1 Morocco
Scorers: Yoane Wissa 12 / Tarik Tissoudali 76
Mali 0-1 Tunisia
Scorer: Moussa Sissako 36
Cameroon 0-1 Algeria
Scorer: Islam Slimani 40
Egypt 1-0 Senegal
Scorer: Salio Ciss 4og
Ghana 0-0 Nigeria
Second leg Fixtures
Tuesday 29 March
19:00 Senegal vs. Egypt
19:00 Nigeria vs. Ghana
21:30 Algeria vs. Cameroon
21:30 Tunisia vs. Mali
21:30 Morocco vs. DR Congo
