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Africa Cup of Nations Roundup: Cameroon Top Group F & Mauritania Earn First Ever AFCON Point

The final set of matchday two fixtures have now come to a close and we have a better idea of who is likely to feature in the knockout stages of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

There wasn't an awful lot of action on the pitch, but the results all had an impact on the shape of each group.

We are now poised for an exciting conclusion to the group stages, but let's quickly reflect on what happened on Friday and Saturday.

South Africa got their AFCON campaign off to a disappointing start with a 1-0 defeat to Ivory Coast, but they've now got a decent shot at qualifying for the knockout stages after a narrow 1-0 win over Namibia.