Morocco did not even need to kick a ball to become the first team to join hosts Ivory Coast in the field for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals, followed quickly by neighbours Algeria, then Burkina Faso, South Africa, Tunisia and defending champions Senegal.
Perennial contenders Egypt, Mali, Guinea and Ghana sit on the brink of qualification while 2012 champions Zambia are set to return to the finals after missing out on the past three editions. But there were major scares for giants Cameroon and
