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MADAGASCAR IN HEAVY AWAY DEFEAT

French-based midfielder Shiva Nzigou struck twice as Gabon got off to an emphatic start with a 4-0 win over Madagascar in their MTN Africa Cup of Nations Group One qualifier in Libreville on Saturday.
Saudi Arabian-based striker Henri Antchouet scored the first goal five minutes before half-time and Daniel Cousin, playing only his second game after a six year absence, added the second from the penalty spot.
Gabon, who have former French World Cup star Alain Giresse in charge, went 2-0 up when captain Cousin converted a 67th minute penalty.
The French-born forward had been persuaded back to the international scene by Giresse after refusing to play since 2000 because poor organisation within the team ranks.
Nzigou, who holds the record as the youngest ever player at the MTN Africa Cup of Nations finals when he appeared as a 16-year-old at the 2000 tournament in Ghana, added two more inside two minutes.
Gabon next face a toughest test of their credentials with a tie against World Cup finalists the Ivory Coast away in Abidjan in their next qualifier next month.