South Sudan claimed a spare of the spoils in its first 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, drawing 1-1 in the re-arranged game against Mauritania.

The two sides had played out the first 10 minutes of the historic CAF clash on Wednesday (AEDT), but the fixture was called off due to heavy rainfall, with the score at 1-1 after Dominic Abui Pretino cancelled out Boubacar Bagili's third-minute opener for Mauritania.

But, despite the remainder of the match being played in more suitable conditions, neither team were able to seal a victory.

Elsewhere, Luis Leal's late strike ensured that Sao Tome and Principe got its qualification campaign off to a winning start as it overcame Ethiopia 1-0 – its first triumph in more than three years.

In the day's remaining game, Liberia was pegged back to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in Monrovia.