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South Sudan were visited by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Wednesday's loss to Benin, while Zambia drew with Congo in AFCON qualifying.

Two second-half goals gave Nigeria a winning start to AFCON qualifying against Chad, while Algeria, Mali and Senegal all enjoyed victories.

Odion Ighalo Odion Ighalo came off the bench to seal a 2-0 victory for 10-man Nigeria in their AFCON qualifying clash with Chad on Saturday.

Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign has been thrown into chaos by Chad's decision to pull out.

Stephen Keshi Just over four months since the Africa Cup of Nations final, qualification for the next staging of the tournament gets under way this week.

Gabon needed a penalty shootout to advance from the second round of World Cup qualifying, while there was drama for Congo and Algeria.

South Africa Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan when they bid to reach the 2015 tournament in Morocco.

An impressive showing from Madagascar saw them take the lead in their World Cup qualifying tie, while there were wins for Botswana and Chad.

Malawi Malawi put one foot in the second round of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Chad on Saturday.

Ivory Coast are without a win in their first two African Cup of Nations qualifying matches after they were held by Sierra Leone.