Demeocratic Republic of Congo fought hard to collect maximum points at home over Togo.
Meshack Elias scored early on with six minutes played to give the Leopards an important home win at the Stade de Martyrs in Kinshasa.
The victory still keeps DRC firmly in contention for a spot to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA/Canada & Mexico.
DRC drew Senegal 1-all 48 hours but the Senegalese also collected maximum points in Mauritania today.
They lead Group B on 8 points, one better than Sudan and DRC who are both on seven points.
Sudan will face South Sudan on Tuesday to complete the June round of qualifiers. The next matches will be in March with the 9 teams expected to represent Africa to be identified in September when the final round is played.