Namibia shocks Cameroon as Senegal, S.Africa, Burkina Faso secure places in AFRCON.

Africa Cup of Nations, one of the most prestigious football tournaments in Africa, is underway with teams vying for a spot in the tournament's finals.

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 In match day four, defending champions Senegal, South Africa, and Burkina Faso all secured their spots in the tournament while Namibia caused a shock upset with a win over Cameroon.

 The results have set the stage for a thrilling and competitive tournament ahead, and fans can expect some exciting football action in the coming weeks.

 Sadio Mane set up Boulaye Dia to score in the first half and this gave 

Senegal a 1-0 win over Mozambique in Maputo and an eight-point Group L lead whereas South Africa defeated Liberia 2-1 in Monrovia hence joining  shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco as the Group K qualifiers.

 Burkina Faso needed one point from a visit to Togo to qualify and they drew 1-1 with Dango Ouattara giving the visiting side an early lead that Kodjo Laba cancelled out in Lome.

 Captain Peter Shalulile opened the scoring for Namibia, who replaced Cameroon as Group C table-toppers by winning 2-1 in Soweto near Johannesburg.

 Senegal, whose penalty shootout victory over Egypt last year brought the Cup of Nations trophy to Dakar for the first time, stretched a perfect group record to four wins.

Mozambique remains second, but will be overtaken if Rwanda win at home to Benin in Kigali on today.

Morocco, the first African or Arab nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals, did not play because scheduled opponents Zimbabwe were barred due to government interference in the sport.

Cameroon football boss and former star Samuel Eto'o looked on from the stand as a team lacking injured forwards Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Karl Toko Ekambi came off second best.

 Namibia have five points and Cameroon four, and both must face Burundi, who have only one point but are not out of the running for a top-two finish.