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Second-half strikes from Andre Ayew and Christian Atsu were enough earn the Black Stars a spot in Gabon next year, their victory taking them to the summit of the Group H standings on 13 points, with an unassailable seven-point lead at the top with just a game left to play.

Elsewhere, Mamelodi Sundowns star Billiat found the back of the net for Zimbabwe following Knowledge Musona’s penalty and Cuthbert Malajila’s last strtike as the Warriors beat Malawi 3-0 to secure their passage to Afcon 2017.

Burkina Faso’s 1-0 win over Comoros took them to joint-first in group D alongside Uganda, with both teams in line to qualify for next year’s competition as a possible best runner-up amongst all 13 groups – something Bafana Bafana now cannot achieve despite their 4-0 win over Gambia on Saturday, with their six points after five matches not enough.

Kenya’s 3-2 win over Congo in Group E allowed Guinea-Bissau to top the group and qualify for their first-ever Afcon finals, while RD Congo qualified in style with a 6-1 thumping of Madagascar.

Selected Sunday Afcon 2017 qualifying results:

Mauritius 0-2 Ghana

Kenya 3-2 Congo

Comoros 0-1 Burkina Faso

Swaziland 1-0 Guinea

Lesotho 1-2 Ethiopia

Zimbabwe 3-0 Malawi

Madagascar 1-6 RD Congo

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