Summary Uganda pocketed 3 away points, shrugging off a cash crisis to win 1-0 in Comoros
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Ghana snatched a 1-0 victory in Rwanda and Nigeria were held 0-0 in Tanzania Saturday as matchday 2 of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying continued.
English Premier League pair, Cheikhou Kouyate of West Ham and Sadio Mane of Southampton, netted as Senegal triumphed 2-0 in Namibia
Uganda were another country to pocket three away points, shrugging off a cash crisis to win 1-0 in the Comoros.
Four-time African champions Ghana left it late to succeed in Kigali with Russia-based Mubarak Wakaso the 87th-minute match-winner.
The Black Stars were awarded a free-kick just outside the box on a poor pitch and Wakaso curled the ball past the wall and wide of goalkeeper Olivier Kwizeri into the corner.
It was a cruel blow for the Wasps, who fought gallantly before a near-capacity crowd and did not deserve to lose.
The last time Ghana visited Kigali for a Cup of Nations qualifier they suffered a stunning 1-0 loss 12 years ago.
Ghana, runners-up to Ivory Coast in the 2015 Cup of Nations, lead Group H with six points, three more than Rwanda, while Mauritius and Mozambique are pointless ahead of their Sunday clash.
There was no dream debut for new Nigeria coach and former midfield star Sunday Oliseh as the three-time Cup of Nations title-holders found Tanzania a revitalised side.
Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme from English second-tier club Wolves made several excellent saves in Dar es Salaam on debut at 29.
Ikeme started after first choice shot-stopper and captain Vincent Enyeama pulled out in midweek following the death of his mother.
The result was another feather in the cap for caretaker coach Charles Boniface Mkwasa, who ended a string of losses by the Taifa Stars with an African Nations Championship draw in Uganda.
A point took Nigeria to the top of Group G, but record seven-time African champions Egypt will overtake them if they dodge defeat in Chad Sunday.
Kouyate struck in the first half and Mane in the second in Windhoek as Senegal maintained a perfect Group K start with a second win.
Burundi are second, three points adrift, after a 2-0 victory over Niger in Bujumbura thanks to goals from South Africa-based duo Fiston Abdul Razak and Papy Faty.
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni funded the $210,000 (190,000 euros) travel costs of the Cranes to the Comoros islands off the south-east coast.
The cash-strapped national team triumphed 1-0 courtesy of a goal midway through the first half from recalled Iceland-based Tonny Mawejje.
