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Comoros forward Youssouf Ibroihim fly high to head ball against Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ghana and South Africa both suffered embarrassing defeats in World Cup qualification on Tuesday while top contenders Cameroon, Guinea, Senegal and Zambia also found it tough on the road as they all dropped points.<\/p>\n
On a busy day of 15 matches across the continent, there were also wins for Burkina Faso, the Cape Verde Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia and Uganda.<\/p>\n
But it was the Comoros, with a population of around a million, and Rwanda, ranked 140 in world football, who tore up the form book in beating Ghana and South Africa respectively.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s loss in Moroni was a harsh reminder of their humiliation almost two years ago when the Indian Ocean islanders beat them at the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon to send them home early. French-born attacker Myziane Maolida scored the game\u2019s only goal this time, his second in successive matches.<\/p>\n
Earlier, South Africa were beaten 2-0 in Rwanda on a water-soaked pitch in Butare, as a 12th-minute opener from Innocent Nshuti was followed by a second for Gilbert Mugisha 14 minutes later.<\/p>\n
It was Rwanda\u2019s first victory in their last 11 home matches, and took them top of Group C, where they lead not only South Africa but also Nigeria and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
Senegal, who have qualified for the last two World Cups, went top of Group B despite being held to a goalless draw in Togo, while Guinea lost 1-0 away to Botswana in Group G, where Uganda also picked up points by beating Somalia 1-0 after scoring early through Rogers Mato.<\/p>\n
In Group D, Cameroon were held to a 1-1 draw by hosts Libya, while Mauritius drew 0-0 at home with Angola, but the Cape Verde Islands won 2-0 away at Eswatini.<\/p>\n
Zambia lost 2-1 away against Niger in Group E after conceding two early goals before captain Patson Daka pulled one back in the second half.<\/p>\n
Morocco, semifinalists at the World Cup in Qatar a year ago, overcame 10-man Tanzania 2-0 in front of a 60,000 strong crowd in Dar-es-Salaam, scoring with a long-range effort from Hakim Ziyech that the home team\u2019s debutant goalkeeper spilt and an own goal in the second half.<\/p>\n
Burkina Faso recorded the largest victory margin of the day with the English-based pair of Bertrand Traore and Dango Ouattara both scoring in the 3-0 away win over Ethiopia.<\/p>\n
Tunisia\u2019s captain Youssef Msakni converted a penalty two minutes from time to secure a 1-0 away win over Malawi in Lilongwe and make it two wins out of two in Group H where Namibia picked up their first points by beating Sao Tome and Principe 2-0.<\/p>\n
The next round of African qualifiers will be played in June, with the continent now turning its focus to January\u2019s Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n
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