Uganda

Ghana Ghana are desperate to move on from their World Cup disaster when they open their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign against Uganda.

Egypt Seven-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Egypt are facing a make-or-break match to qualify for next year's staging as they face Botswana.

Asamoah Gyan Ghana will be keen to start the tournament on a high as they chase their first trophy since 1982, with Uganda back after a lengthy absence.

An Atak Lual strike to down Equatorial Guinea was enough to hand South Sudan their first competitive victory on Saturday.

A wonderstrike from Hlompho Kekana was not enough to see South Africa get the better of Cameroon, while Cape Verde were beaten by Morocco.

Uganda

Stephen Keshi Groups have been drawn for the last round of African World Cup qualifying, with Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria placed in the same section.

Milutin Sredojević The experience of Roma winger Mohamed Salah gave Egypt the edge against Uganda, according to Milutin Sredojevic.

Sierra Leone An improved Sierra Leone made a strong start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualification clash against Seychelles with a 2-0 success.

South Africa Previous champions Nigeria and Egypt both failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations as qualification drew to a close on Wednesday.