Nigeria and Ghana endured a difficult night in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Tuesday, suffering defeats against Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia respectively.
While Guinea-Bissau claimed a convincing 3-0 victory over the Super Eagles in Group L, The Gambia staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Ghana 4-2 in Group C.
The results left both West African neighbours facing early pressure in their respective qualifying groups, while Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia moved to six points from two matches.
All these were detailed in a post match release on the CAF website.
Nigeria 0-3 Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria’s hopes of building on their opening-day victory over Madagascar suffered a major setback as Guinea-Bissau recorded a 3-0 win.
Franculino put Guinea-Bissau ahead after 15 minutes before Mama Baldé doubled their advantage midway through the second half.
Álvaro Djaló then completed the victory in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
The result gave Guinea-Bissau a second consecutive victory after their opening 2-0 away win over co-hosts Tanzania.
Nigeria had begun their campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Madagascar but could not produce another recovery against Guinea-Bissau.
With Tanzania automatically assured of a place at the 2027 finals as a co-host, only the highest-placed team among Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Madagascar will join them from Group L.
