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Benin and Sudan qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, but heavyweights Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia suffered embarrassing home defeats on the penultimate day of preliminaries for the finals.

Wasteful Ghana were held to a 0-0 home draw by Sudan in Africa Cup of Nations qualification on Thursday to leave them in a perilous position midway through the campaign, but several sides edged closer to the finals in Morocco late next year.

Egypt beat Sudan 1-0 in Yaounde on Wednesday to progress to the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations, finishing second in Group D.

Nigeria recorded a comfortable 3-1 win over Sudan in Garoua at the Africa Cup of Nations finals, ensuring that they progress to the knockout phase.

On Saturday, Nigeria's biggest challenges against Sudan will be making sure they don't believe their own hype, or underestimate their opponents.

Goalkeeper Ali Abou Achrine saved a late penalty as Sudan held on for a 0-0 draw with Guinea Bissau in Garoua on Tuesday.

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