Second half substitute Odion Ighalo scored the only goal as Nigeria beat Burundi on Saturday2019 Africa Cup of Nations Host nation: Egypt Dates: 21 June - 19 July 2019 Coverage: Text commentary and selected match reports on the BBC Sport website and appThree-time winners and 2013 champions Nigeria edged past tournament debutants Burundi at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Having endured an injury hampered season at Tottenham, Wanyama ended the domestic campaign as an unused substitute in the Champions League final against Liverpool. At 22 in the world, Senegal are Africa's highest placed nation in Fifa's rankings but have never won this tournament. Unlike Tanzania, Morocco regularly qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations - this is their 17th appearance. Under Frenchman Herve Renard, Morocco reached the quarter-finals at the 2017 edition and he took them to last year's World Cup in Russia.

Source: BBC June 22, 2019 22:41 UTC