Jackson finds net for Senegal

Nicolas Jackson was on target as Senegal played out a 1-1 draw against Mozambique in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday. The Aston Villa striker found the net with a neat finish just after the half-hour mark, only for the hosts to level in first-half injury time and ensure the spoils were shared. Jackson completed 84 minutes for Senegal while compatriot and Villa team-mate Ibrahim Mbaye was introduced as a 63rd-minute substitute. The encounter was Senegal’s first of AFCON qualifying in Group J, with a trip to Ethiopia next up on Tuesday (ko 2pm).Victor Lindelöf helped Sweden get off to a winning start in the UEFA Nations League courtesy of a 2-1 triumph over Romania. The centre-back captained his country to all three points as he completed 90 minutes in Solna. It ensures Sweden sit top of League B Group 4 following their opening fixture of the competition, with a clash against Matty Cash’s Poland to come on Monday (ko 7.45pm). Elsewhere in League B Group 4, Cash completed 90 minutes as Poland played out a goalless draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Warsaw. The right-back helped keep a clean sheet for his nation to leave Poland on one point from their opening Nations League fixture.