Sadio Mané has been named the 2019 African Player of the Year
African football stories in short for October
Tanzania beat Uganda to qualify
Significant representation for the continent whose numbers have been bolstered by several high profile signings.
Timothy Weah has been capped eight times by the USA.
Egypt will host this year's Africa Cup of Nations
Mauretania qualify for Afrca Cup finals for the first time
all results
Third matches - results so far
Liberia have now retired the iconic number 14 shirt