# DR Congo and Ivory Coast make winning starts in AFCON qualifying

https://mins.news/en/item/73084

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 21:56 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/24/dr-congo-and-ivory-coast-top-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifying-opening-wins?traffic_source=rss

> DR Congo opened their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 2-0 home win over Equatorial Guinea. Ivory Coast beat Ghana 2-0 in their derby, while Cameroon defeated Comoros 3-1 and Tunisia drew 1-1 with Uganda.

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