周五，前法国球星帕特里克·维埃拉迎来了他执教塞内加尔队的首秀，最终在客场以1-1战平莫桑比克队；尼日利亚队则在非洲国家杯预选赛中惊险地以2-1小胜马达加斯加队。
Former France star Patrick Vieira debuted as Senegal coach by drawing 1-1 in Mozambique, and Nigeria survived a scare to edge Madagascar 2-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday.
佛得角队曾因逼平最终夺得2026年世界杯冠军的西班牙队，并将阿根廷队拖入加时赛才惜败而备受赞誉，但此次却在客场以1-3不敌马里队。
Cape Verde, admired for holding eventual 2026 World Cup winners Spain and taking Argentina to extra time before bowing out, crashed 3-1 away to Mali.
埃及队在主场被安哥拉队以0-0逼平，而摩洛哥队和阿尔及利亚队则分别以大比分轻松战胜加蓬队和赞比亚队。
Egypt were held 0-0 at home by Angola while Morocco and Algeria won comfortably against Gabon and Zambia respectively.
阿斯顿维拉前锋尼古拉斯·杰克逊在比赛进行到第32分钟时，接低平球传中近距离推射破门，帮助备受争议的2026年非国杯亚军塞内加尔队取得领先。
Aston Villa striker Nicolas Jackson put controversial 2026 AFCON runners-up Senegal ahead after 32 minutes with a close-range tap off a low cross.
但效力于葡超豪门葡萄牙体育的杰尼·卡塔莫在上半场补时阶段扳平了比分，他在禁区外起脚劲射，皮球穿过密集的人群钻入球门远角。
But Geny Catamo from Portuguese giants Sporting levelled in first-half added time, firing a shot from outside the box through a crowded goalmouth into the far corner of the net.
下半场，塞内加尔队在马普托掌握了大量控球权，但始终无法攻破莫桑比克队组织严密的防线。
Senegal had plenty of second-half possession in Maputo, but could not find a way past a well-organised Mozambican defence.
这场J组的首轮比赛原定于在塞内加尔举行，但由于该西非国家目前没有体育场符合国际标准，比赛被移至马普托进行。
Originally scheduled for Senegal, the matchday one fixture in Group J was moved to Maputo as no stadium in the West African nation currently meets international standards.
现年50岁的维埃拉曾是法国队的中场核心，随队赢得了1998年世界杯和2000年欧洲杯冠军，他也是阿森纳队的传奇球星。
Vieira, 50, was a midfielder in the French teams that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship, and also starred for Arsenal.
然而，他在美国、法国、英格兰和意大利执教俱乐部的经历并不算成功。去年11月，他离开热那亚队时，该队在意甲联赛中未尝胜绩且排名垫底。
But he has had less success as a coach with clubs in the United States, France, England and Italy. He left Genoa last November with the club winless and bottom of Serie A.
出生于达喀尔的维埃拉接替了被解职的帕佩·蒂亚乌，接手了一支正处于转型期的塞内加尔队。在过去戏剧性的一年里，这支球队被剥夺了非国杯冠军头衔，并在世界杯上表现惨淡。
Dakar-born Vieira has inherited from sacked Pape Thiaw a Senegal team in transition during a dramatic year in which they were stripped of the AFCON title and flopped at the World Cup.
在非国杯决赛中，塞内加尔队曾因抗议东道主摩洛哥队获得点球而一度离场，当塞内加尔队重返赛场时，摩洛哥队罚丢了点球。
The Teranga Lions temporarily walked off the pitch to protest a penalty awarded in the AFCON final to hosts Morocco, who missed the kick when Senegal returned.
塞内加尔队最终在加时赛后以1-0获胜，但非洲足联（CAF）随后判罚摩洛哥队以3-0获胜。
Senegal won 1-0 after extra time only for the African confederation CAF to later award Morocco a 3-0 victory.
塞内加尔队针对这一判罚提出的上诉将于10月8日由国际体育仲裁法庭进行审理。
An appeal by the West Africans against the decision will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on October 8.
在世界杯先后负于法国队和挪威队后，塞内加尔队大胜伊拉克队，惊险晋级32强，但在随后的比赛中，他们在两球领先的情况下被比利时队逆转淘汰。
After losing to France and Norway at the World Cup, Senegal hammered Iraq to squeeze into the round of 32, where they fell to Belgium after surrendering a two-goal lead.
在对阵莫桑比克的比赛中，塞内加尔队缺少了近期退役的门将爱德华·门迪和受伤的前锋萨迪奥·马内。球队中坚力量卡利杜·库利巴利和伊德里萨·盖耶则坐在替补席上。
Against Mozambique, Senegal were without recently retired goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and injured striker Sadio Mane. Fellow stalwarts Kalilou Koulibaly and Idrissa Gueye were on the bench.
尼日利亚队此前连续两届世界杯无缘决赛圈，此次在乌约主场迎战马达加斯加队时，开场16分钟便因埃赫桑·卡里的进球而落后。
Nigeria, shock non-qualifiers for the past two World Cups, fell behind at home to Madagascar when Ehsan Kari scored after 16 minutes in Uyo.
在缺少受伤球星维克托·奥斯梅恩的情况下，这支“超级雄鹰”最终依靠两名国家队新人的表现化险为夷。
A Super Eagles side lacking injured star striker Victor Osimhen were then rescued by two international debutants.
效力于沙特联赛的20岁小将乔治·伊莱尼赫纳在上半场补时阶段突入禁区扳平比分，随后替补登场的奥地利冠军球队林茨队球员摩西·乌索在第65分钟攻入制胜球。
Saudi Arabia-based George Ilenikhena, 20, burst through to equalise in first-half added time and substitute Moses Usor from Austrian champions LASK snatched the 65th-minute winner.
在巴马科5万名狂热观众的注视下，世界杯明星门将、佛得角队的沃齐尼亚在对阵马里队的比赛中失误，送给对手第三粒进球。
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, a star at the World Cup, gifted Mali their third goal in the defeat before a wildly excited crowd of 50,000 in Bamako.
当时他冲出禁区试图用胸部停球，却不慎丢球，多格莱斯·内内抓住机会将球打入空门。
He dashed outside his area to control the ball with his chest, then lost possession and Dorgeles Nene struck the loose ball into an unguarded net.
马里队堪称从未赢得过非洲国家杯的最强足球国家，他们从始至终占据主动，开场不到5分钟就由马夏尔·蒂亚首开纪录。
Mali, arguably the strongest football nation never to win the AFCON, dominated from start to finish and led within five minutes through Martial Tia.
佛得角队凭借西德尼·卡布拉尔的任意球折射入网扳平比分。半场结束前，内内再次破门，帮助马里队重新取得领先。
Cape Verde levelled when a Sidny Cabral free-kick was deflected into the net. Mali regained the lead as half-time approached through Nene.