Sudan host Gabon at the Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman on Monday (March 27) in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, looking to avenge their earlier loss.

Gabon beat Sudan 1-0 in Franceville on Thursday (March 22, courtesy of a late goal from Lloyd Palun as the Panthers climbed atop Group I with seven points in three games.

Aiming for a second consecutive appearance at the AFCON, Patrice Neveu's side will edge closer to sealing their berth at the Cote d'Ivoire showpiece with another victory next week.

Sudan, meanwhile, remain third, failing to take advantage of second-placed Mauritania's loss to DR Congo in the other game. The Secretarybirds have three points, one less than the Lions of Chinguetti, and are ahead of Congo on goal-difference.