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Comfortable passage for champions Cameroon as Burundi make history

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Cameroonian fans celebrate after their side edged Egypt 1-2 in the Africa Cup of Nations finals on February 5, 2017, to claim the title [Courtesy]

Defending champions Cameroon, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau and Namibia secured 2019 Africa Cup of Nations places on Saturday, raising to 19 the number of qualifiers for the tournament.

The remaining five places will be filled Sunday with South Africa among 11 countries hoping to make it to the June 21-July 19 showpiece in Egypt.

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