The 4th day of the qualifying rounds of the African Cup of Nations ended yesterday, Tuesday, with the final qualification of 4 nations of Senegal, Madagascar, Tunisia and Egypt. Note also the beautiful performances of the Sparrowhawks of Benin, Nigeria, Uganda and Mauritania, which are only one point of qualification.
Group A:
Madagascar – Equatorial Guinea: 1-0
Goal: Rakotoharimalala (42nd).
Sudan – Senegal: 0-1
Goal: S.Sarr (86th).
Rank: 1. Senegal, 10 pts (+7), Madagascar, 10 pts (+4). 3. Equatorial Guinea, 3 pts (-4). 4. Sudan, 0 pt (-7).
Group B:
Comoros – Morocco: 2-2
Goals: Ben Nabouhane (8th, 90th + 1) – Boutaïb (53rd), Amrabat (62nd).
Malawi – Cameroon: 0-0
Classification: 1. Cameroon*, 8 pts (+2). 2. Morocco, 7 pts (+3). 3. Malawi, 4 pts (-3). 4. Comoros, 2 pts (-2).
Group C:
Burundi – Mali: 1-1
Goals: F. Abdul Razak (18th) – Mam.Fofana (72nd).
South Sudan – Gabon: 0-1
Goals: Poko (48th).
Rank: 1. Mali, 8 pts (+4). 2. Gabon, 7 pts (+3). 3. Burundi, 6 pts (+3). 4. South Sudan, 0 pt (-10).
Group D:
Benin – Algeria: 1-0
Goal: D’Almeida (16th).
Gambia – Togo: 0-1
Goal: F.Ayité (90th).
Rank: 1. Algeria, 7 pts (+2), Benin, 7 pts (0). 3. Togo, 5 pts (0). 4. Gambia, 2 pts (-2).
Group E:
Seychelles – South Africa: 0-0
Libya – Nigeria (in Sfax, Tunisia): 2-3
Goals: Zubya (35th), Benali (74th) – Ighalo (14th, 81st), Musa (17th).
Rank: 1. Nigeria, 9 pts (+6). 2. South Africa, 8 pts (+8). 3. Libya, 4 pts (-1), 4. Seychelles, 1 pt (-13).
Group F:
Kenya – Ethiopia: 3-0
Goals: Olunga (23rd), Omondi (27th), Wanyama (67th, sp).
Ghana – Sierra Leone: match cancelled.
Rank: 1. Kenya, 7 pts (+3), Ethiopia, 4 pts (-7). 3. Ghana, 3 pts (+4), Sierra Leone, 3 pts (0).
Group G:
Zimbabwe – DR Congo: 1-1
Goals: Billiat (2nd) – Hadebe (24th, CSC).
Liberia – Congo: 2-1
Goals: T.Dennis (8th), Jebor (13th) – Ibara (14th).
Ranking: 1. Zimbabwe, 8 pts (+4). 2. DR Congo, 5 pts (+1). 3. Congo, 4 pts (-1), Liberia, 4 pts (-4).
Group H:
Rwanda – Guinea: 1-1
Goals: Tuyisenge (79th) – J.Kanté (32nd)
Central African Republic – Ivory Coast: 0-0
Rank: 1. Guinea, 10 pts (+4). 2. Ivory Coast, 7 pts (+4). 3. Central African Republic, 4 pts (-4). 4. Rwanda, 1 pt (-4).
Group I:
Mauritania – Angola: 1-0
Goal: Ad.Ba (18th).
Botswana – Burkina Faso: 0-0
Ranking: 1. Mauritania, 9 pts (+1). 2.Burkina Faso, 7 pts (+3). 3. Angola, 6 pts (+1). 4. Botswana, 1 pt (-5).
Group J:
Swaziland – Egypt: 0-2
Goals: Hegazy (19th), Mohsen (53rd).
Niger – Tunisia: 1-2
Goals: Oumarou Alio (36th) – Chaouat (28th, 32nd).
Rank: 1. Tunisia, 12 pts (+4). 2. Egypt, 9 pts (+10). 3. Swaziland, 1 pt (-7), Niger, 1 pt (-8).
Group K:
Guinea-Bissau – Zambia: 2-1
Goals: Sunzu (53rd, CSC), Toni Silva (61st) – Shonga (12th).
Namibia – Mozambique: 1-0
Goal: Shalulile (73rd).
Rank: 1. Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, 7 pts (+1). 3. Mozambique, Zambia, 4 pts (-1).
Group L:
Tanzania – Cape Verde: 2-0
Goals: Msuwa (29th), Samatta (58th).
Lesotho – Uganda: 0-2
Goals: Miya (6th, 35th).
Ranking: 1. Uganda, 10 pts (+4). 2. Tanzania, 5 pts (-1). 3. Cape Verde, 4 pts (0). 4. Lesotho, 2 pts (-5).
