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Cameroon were held to a shock draw away to unfancied Eswatini as African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup resumed on Wednesday.<\/b><\/p>\n
Bryan Mbeumo came closest to breaking the deadlock for the Indomitable Lions when the Brentford forward hit the woodwork with a curling effort from distance in the first half.<\/p>\n
Eswatini are ranked 159th in the world – 110 places below the central Africans – but were able to hold on in the second half, with Mlamuli Makhanya tipping a header from Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar over the crossbar.<\/p>\n
Cameroon remain unbeaten after five games but could be replaced as Group D leaders before they host Libya on Tuesday next week.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Tunisia continued their unbeaten start with a hard-fought 1-0 win away against Liberia to move five points clear at the top of Group H.<\/p>\n
Madagascar moved to the summit of Group I after coming from behind to win 4-1 away against Central African Republic (CAR) in Corentin Martins’ first match in charge.<\/p>\n
The islanders lead Comoros and Ghana by a point.<\/p>\n
There are nine qualifiers on Thursday, with Comoros having a chance to regain top spot in Group I when they host Mali at 21:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n