Entente Setif of Algeria made significant headway
Al Ahly (Red Devils) take first-leg advantage.
Al Ahly go into this weekend's Confederation Cup semi-finals on a run of one-win-in-five-games which has left the favourites short of confidence.
Cape Verde have leapt into the top 10 of African teams in Fifa's world rankings for September.
Mensha earned his coaching qualification in Netherlands, alongside former Nigerian international Finidi George. Former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi did the same course.
Arsenal's Champions League Group D campaign got off to a poor start as Borussia Dortmund scored either side of half-time to secure a deserved victory.
The 29-year-old was first appointed as caretaker coach of Leone Stars in April last year during the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, following the resignation of Swede Lars Olof Mattson.
This weekend's fixtures
Yaya Toure's club lost the match after a last-minute strike from former City defender Jerome Boateng.
CAF bans fans from Setif's match against TP Mazembe
2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers | GROUP B
Malawi vs South Sudan 2:1
Malawi Goals
A. Adebare Babatunde (20')
L. Njaliwa (64')
South Sudan Goal
J. Dhata (48')
Details
Date: Friday, September 25, 2026
Time: 16:00 GMT
Venue: Bingu National Stadium, Malawi
Malawi
South Sudan