Ivory Coast booked their place at next year's African Cup of Nations, but Egypt are on the brink of elimination.
Ivory Coast qualify but Egypt are set to miss out
Ivory Coast booked their place at next year's African Cup of Nations, while defending champions Egypt are on the brink of elimination.
Ivory Coast maintained their 100 per cent record as a 6-2 thrashing of
Benin gave them fourth win from as many games.
The visitors cruised into a 3-0 lead inside half an hour with goals from Didier Ya Konan, Didier Drogba and Gervinho, but they were rocked as Stephane Sessegnon replied with two of his own, including one from the spot.
Drogba then netted a spot-kick of his own, Gervinho also grabbed a second and by the time the Ivorians added a late sixth, their place in Gabon and Equitorial Guinea was assured.
Burundi went second in the group with their first win of the campaign, 3-1 over
Rwanda.
Egypt's qualification chances were virtually extinguished as they were held to a goalless draw by
South Africa.
The draw left Egypt with just two points from four Group G matches and four points off second place with two matches remaining - and, with only two best runners-up spots available, a mountain to climb.
Guinea extended their lead at the top of Group B to three points as they hammered
Madagascar 4-1.
Second-placed
Nigeria could only draw 2-2 at
Ethiopia, despite taking the lead through Ikechukwu Uche.
Saladin Seid levelled just before the break, then struck again five minutes into the second period, meaning Nigeria needed a late leveller from captain Joseph Yobo to rescue a point.
Surprise
Issam Jemaa scored a hat-trick as
Tunisia went second in Group K with a 5-0 win over
Chad.
Malawi played out a goalless draw at group leaders
Botswana, who had already qualified.
Francis Doe scored the only goal as Group A leaders
Cape Verde Islands slipped to a 1-0 defeat at bottom side
Liberia.
There was also a surprise in the group's other game as two goals from Knowledge Musona, including a last-minute penalty, lifted
Zimbabwe to a 2-1 win over second-placed
Mali.
Angola leapfrogged
Kenya into second in Group J with a 1-0 win, Alberto Manucho scoring the winner five minutes before the end.
Congo DR had to come from behind to beat Group E whipping boys
Mauritius 2-1.
Alaa Eldin Yousif scored the winner five minutes from time as
Sudan claimed a 2-1 victory in
Swaziland which took them back level on points with Ghana at the top of Group I.
Central African Republic beat
Tanzania 2-1 to move back level on points with Morocco at the top of Group D.
Libya, knocked off top spot in Group C by Zambia on Saturday, could have returned to the summit with a win in
Comoros, but they were held to a 1-1 draw.