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Early Fofana strike seals Sudan’s fate as Senegal tighten grip on group lead

Sudan’s World Cup Journey Stopped Cold by Togo’s Early Blow

Sudan’s dreams of reaching the 2026 FIFA World cup came to end after 2 - 0 defeat to Togo in the 8th round of African qualifiers.

Match Summary

The decisive blow came early as Sadik Fofana struck in 6 minute at Kegue Stadium in Lome. Togo went on to control the game sealing 3 valuable point that lifted them to 7 point in 4th place.

Group D Standings

Despite having 2 fixtures left against Mauritania & DR Congo , Sudan can only reach maximum of 18 point which mathematically ends their hopes of direct qualification.

Their only chance lies in complicated playoff scenario though even that now looks slim.

Senegal, meanwhile strengthened their hold at the top after edging DR Congo 3 - 2 in Dakar moving closer to another World cup appearance.