Ethiopia lost 3-1 to effectively qualify for Ivory Coast in Abidjan after 80 minutes.
Ivory Coast came late to the game after the first referee was withdrawn from Ghana, which resulted in his compatriot being promoted from the fourth rank to coordinate with the referee.
Charles BLU's item number was treated on a public stage before being taken to the clinic. His condition was not immediately known.
Madagascar took the toughest trick to beat Ethiopia in Group K, but the Indian Ocean nation were held 0-0 by Niger in Tanayna.
In Abidjan, Ivory Coast took a two-goal lead when Willie Boy scored and Frank Jesse headed home a penalty.
Getafe Bede shared a 74th-minute gap only for Jean Oasis to quickly score a third for Ivory Coast.
Madagascar, shocked to reach the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup two years earlier, struck hard but failed to separate Niger, who scored six goals when the two nations last met.
Abubakar Tamara's goal to stop the first half ensured Mauritania's 1-0 win over Central African Republic in Bangui and their next move into Group E behind Morocco.
For the Mauritanians, coached by the Frenchman Corentin Martins, this is the second progressive participation in the final of the main competition of African ethnic groups.
Three additional seats will be filled Tuesday night with Congo-Brazzaville and Guinea-Bissau (Group I), Sierra Leone and Benin (Group L) and Cape Verde, Rwanda and Mozambique (Group F) in contention.
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia and Zimbabwe have different qualifications.
The Ivory Coast came late to the game after the first referee was withdrawn from Ghana, causing his compatriot to come back from fourth to coordinate with the referee.
Referee Charles Bull was treated on a public stage before being rushed to the clinic. His condition was not immediately known.
Madagascar pulled off the most extreme trick to beat Ethiopia in Group K, but the Indian Ocean nation were held 0-0 by Niger in Tanayna.
In Abidjan, Ivory Coast took the lead straight away when Willie Boy scored and Frank Bessie headed home a penalty.
Getafe Bede split the gap 74 minutes only for Jean Oasis to quickly score a third for Ivory Coast.
Madagascar, who had surprisingly reached the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup two years earlier, attacked decisively but failed to separate Niger, who conceded six goals in the last encounter.
Abubakar Tamara's goal to stop the first half ensured Mauritania's 1-0 win over Central African Republic in Bangui and their next move into Group E behind Morocco.
For Mauritania, coached by France's Corentin Martins, this is the second progressive event in the final of the main rivalry of African social groups.
The three additional seats will be filled on Tuesday with Congo-Brazzaville and Guinea-Bissau (Group I), Sierra Leone and Benin (Group L) and Cape Verde, Rwanda and Mozambique (Group F).
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