Mozambique and Mali They are both eight points clear at the top of Group I, and either team will secure progress if they win their meeting in Maputo on Friday.

Guinea-Bissau They are four points behind and will hope to take advantage of any slip-up, but Luis Boa-Morte’s men need to return from their trip to already eliminated Eswatini with three points.

Guinea-Bissau will host Mozambique in the final round of matches, while Mali will host Eswatini.

Zimbabwe are big favorites to join Cameroon in the Group J standings and will do so if they avoid defeat at home against Kenya in neutral Polokwane on Friday.

The Harambee Stars must win that match to keep their own hopes alive, which would require them to improve on Zimbabwe’s result in Cameroon when they host Namibia on Tuesday.

In group K, Uganda They only need one point from their two games, at home against South Africa and away in Congo-Brazzavilleto return to the final for the first time since 2019.

South Africa need a win and will be confident of beating winless South Sudan at home next Tuesday if they drop points in Uganda.

Really, Congo needs two big wins to ruin the party.

Qualification for Group L has already been decided, with Burkina Faso and Senegal qualifying with two games remaining at the expense of Burundi and Malawi.