African qualifiers for CAN 2027: Guinea-Bissau beats Nigeria, Ghana suffers defeat

In the second round of qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, Guinea-Bissau defeated Nigeria 3-0 at the 24-Septembre stadium in Bissau, with goals from Franculino, Mama Baldé, and Álvaro Djaló. Guinea-Bissau now leads Group L, while Nigeria remains second after beating Madagascar. Ivory Coast secured a 2-0 win over Somalia, and Ghana suffered a 4-2 defeat to Gambia in Accra. Other groups saw Morocco and Gabon win, and Egypt dominated South Sudan 5-0.