Madagascar on verge of last 16 after stunning free kick breaks down Burundi

Burundi's goalkeeper Jonathan Nahimana (2nd-L) fails to save the ball as Madagascar scores during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Madagascar and Burundi at the Alexandria Stadium on June 27, 2019. [AFP]

Madagascar are on the verge of making the last 16 in their first Africa Cup of Nations after Marco Ilaimaharitra scored to earn a 1-0 win over Burundi in Alexandria Thursday.

The Indian Ocean islanders, ranked 108 in the world, can finish first, second or third in Group B depending on how they fare against leaders Nigeria this Sunday.