the African Nations Cup qualifying groups after this weekend's
third round of qualifiers:
Group One:
In Lagos, Saturday:
Nigeria 1 Zambia 0
Scorer: Victor Agali 33
Red card: Hilary Makasa (Zambia) 89
Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 60 000
- - - -
In Windhoek, Saturday:
Namibia 2 Madagascar 2
Scorers:
Namibia - Johannes Hindjou 77, George Hummel 89
Madagascar - Hary Randrainaivo 33, Jean-Louis Ratsimialona
44
HT: 0-2; Att: 5,000
Standings:
P W D L F A Pts
1. Nigeria 3 2 1 0 5 0 7
2. Madagascar 3 1 2 0 4 3 5
3. Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 4 1
4. Namibia 3 0 1 2 3 8 1
Remaining fixtures: Madagascar v Namibia, Antananarivo,
March 24 Zambia v Nigeria, Lusaka, March 24 Nigeria v
Madagascar, Lagos, June 2 Zambia v Namibia, Lusaka, June 2
Madagascar v Zambia, Antananarivo, June 16 Namibia v Nigeria,
Windhoek, June 16
- - - -
Group Two:
In Bellevue, Saturday:
Mauritius 1 South Africa 1
Scorers:
Mauritius - Tony Francois 60pen
South Africa - Delron Buckley 43
HT: 0-1; Att: 1,260
- - - -
In Monrovia, Sunday:
Liberia 5 Congo 1
Scorers:
Liberia - James Debbah 23, 60, Oliver Makor 30, Zizi Roberts
51, Prince Daye 62
Congo unavailable
HT: 2-1. Att: 40,000
1. South Africa 3 2 1 0 5 3 7
2. Liberia 3 2 0 1 10 3 6
3. Congo 3 1 0 2 4 8 3
4. Mauritius 3 0 1 2 2 7 1
Remaining fixtures: South Africa v Mauritius, Rustenburg,
March 24 Congo v Liberia, Pointe Noire, March 25 Congo v
Mauritius, Pointe Noire, June 2 Liberia v South Africa,
Monrovia, June 3 South Africa v Congo, Port Elizabeth, June 16
Mauritius v Liberia, Curepipe, June 17
- - - -
Group Three:
In Nairobi, Saturday:
Kenya 2 Gabon 1
Scorers:
Kenya - Bonaventure Maruti 16, Robert Mambo 72
Gabon - Theodore Nzue Nguema 12
HT: 1-1; Att: 10,000
- - - -
In Tunis, Saturday:
Tunisia 0 Morocco 1
Scorer: Abdeljilil Hadda 49
HT: 0-0; Att: 35,000
1. Morocco 3 2 0 1 2 2 6
2. Tunisia 3 1 1 1 4 3 4
3. Kenya 3 1 1 1 2 2 4
4. Gabon 3 1 0 2 5 6 3
Remaining fixtures: Gabon v Kenya, Libreville, March 25
Morocco v Tunisia, Casablanca, March 25 Kenya v Morocco,
Nairobi, June 2 Gabon v Tunisia, Libreville, June 3 Tunisia v
Kenya, Tunis, June 16 Morocco v Gabon, Casablanca, June 17
- - - -
Group Four:
In Algiers, Friday:
Algeria 2 Burundi 1
Scorers:
Algeria - Mehdi Meniri 6, Abdelhafid Tasfaout 44
Burundi - Juma Mossi 60
HT: 2-0: Att: 20,000
- - - -
In Ouagadougou, Saturday:
Burkina Faso 1 Angola 0
Scorer: Mamadou Zongo 38
HT: 1-0; Att: 25,000
1. Burkina Faso 3 2 1 0 3 1 7
2. Algeria 3 1 2 0 5 4 5
3. Angola 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
4. Burundi 3 0 1 2 1 3 1
Remaining fixtures: Angola v Burkina Faso, Luanda, March 25
Burundi v Algeria, Bujumbura, March 25 Algeria v Angola,
Algiers, June 1 Burundi v Burkina Faso, Bujumbura, June 3 Angola
v Burundi, Luanda, June 17 Burkina Faso v Algeria, Ouagadougou,
June 17
- - - -
Group Five:
In Kampala, Saturday:
Uganda 1 Senegal 1
Scorers:
Uganda - Mathias Kawesa 69
Senegal - Pape Thiaw 6
HT: 0-1; Att: 25,000
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In Conakry, Sunday:
Guinea 0 Togo 0
Att: 20,000
1. Togo 3 1 2 0 3 0 5
2. Uganda 3 1 1 1 4 5 4
3. Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 4
4. Senegal 3 0 2 1 1 2 2
Remaining fixtures: Senegal v Uganda, Dakar, March 25 Togo v
Guinea, Lome, March 25 Uganda v Togo, Kampala, June 2 Senegal v
Guinea, Dakar, June 3 Guinea v Uganda, Conakry, June 17 Togo v
Senegal, Lome, June 17
- - - -
Group Six:
In Kinshasa, Sunday:
DR Congo 2 Ghana 1
Scorers:
DR Congo - Michel Dinzey 10, Mputu Mbungu 13
Ghana - Kwame Ayew 77
Red card: Samuel Johnson (Ghana) 89
HT: 2-0; Att: 80,000
- - - -
In Bulawayo, Sunday:
Zimbabwe 1 Lesotho 2
Scorers:
Zimbabwe - Benjamin Mwaruwaru
Lesotho - Masupha Majara, Leholohnolo Seema pen
HT: 1-1. Att: 20,000
1. Lesotho 3 1 2 0 6 5 5
2. Ghana 3 1 1 1 8 6 4
3. DR Congo 3 1 1 1 5 5 4
4. Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 5 8 3
Remaining fixtures: Ghana v DR Congo, Accra, March 25
Lesotho v Zimbabwe, Maseru, March 25 Lesotho v DR Congo, Maseru,
June 3 Zimbabwe v Ghana, Harare, June 3 DR Congo v Zimbabwe,
Kinshasa, June 17 Ghana v Lesotho, Accra, June 17
- - - -
Group Seven:
In Cairo, Sunday:
Egypt 4 Libya 0
Scorers: Ibrahim Hassan 27, Ahmed Hassan 47, 62, Abdelsattar
Sabry 66pen
HT: 1-0; Att: 25,000
1. Egypt 3 3 0 0 6 0 9
2. Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
3. Libya 3 1 0 2 2 6 3
4. Sudan 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Remaining fixtures: Ivory Coast v Sudan, Abidjan, January 20
Libya v Egypt, Tripoli, March 25 Sudan v Ivory Coast, Khartoum,
March 25 Egypt v Sudan, Cairo, June 1 Libya v Ivory Coast,
Tripoli, June 3 Ivory Coast v Egypt, Abidjan, June 17 Sudan v
Libya, Khartoum, June 17.
The top two finishers in each group qualify for the finals
in Mali next year, along with holders Cameroon and the host
country.
the African Nations Cup qualifying groups after this weekend's
third round of qualifiers:
Group One:
In Lagos, Saturday:
Nigeria 1 Zambia 0
Scorer: Victor Agali 33
Red card: Hilary Makasa (Zambia) 89
Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 60 000
- - - -
In Windhoek, Saturday:
Namibia 2 Madagascar 2
Scorers:
Namibia - Johannes Hindjou 77, George Hummel 89
Madagascar - Hary Randrainaivo 33, Jean-Louis Ratsimialona
44
HT: 0-2; Att: 5,000
Standings:
P W D L F A Pts
1. Nigeria 3 2 1 0 5 0 7
2. Madagascar 3 1 2 0 4 3 5
3. Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 4 1
4. Namibia 3 0 1 2 3 8 1
Remaining fixtures: Madagascar v Namibia, Antananarivo,
March 24 Zambia v Nigeria, Lusaka, March 24 Nigeria v
Madagascar, Lagos, June 2 Zambia v Namibia, Lusaka, June 2
Madagascar v Zambia, Antananarivo, June 16 Namibia v Nigeria,
Windhoek, June 16
- - - -
Group Two:
In Bellevue, Saturday:
Mauritius 1 South Africa 1
Scorers:
Mauritius - Tony Francois 60pen
South Africa - Delron Buckley 43
HT: 0-1; Att: 1,260
- - - -
In Monrovia, Sunday:
Liberia 5 Congo 1
Scorers:
Liberia - James Debbah 23, 60, Oliver Makor 30, Zizi Roberts
51, Prince Daye 62
Congo unavailable
HT: 2-1. Att: 40,000
1. South Africa 3 2 1 0 5 3 7
2. Liberia 3 2 0 1 10 3 6
3. Congo 3 1 0 2 4 8 3
4. Mauritius 3 0 1 2 2 7 1
Remaining fixtures: South Africa v Mauritius, Rustenburg,
March 24 Congo v Liberia, Pointe Noire, March 25 Congo v
Mauritius, Pointe Noire, June 2 Liberia v South Africa,
Monrovia, June 3 South Africa v Congo, Port Elizabeth, June 16
Mauritius v Liberia, Curepipe, June 17
- - - -
Group Three:
In Nairobi, Saturday:
Kenya 2 Gabon 1
Scorers:
Kenya - Bonaventure Maruti 16, Robert Mambo 72
Gabon - Theodore Nzue Nguema 12
HT: 1-1; Att: 10,000
- - - -
In Tunis, Saturday:
Tunisia 0 Morocco 1
Scorer: Abdeljilil Hadda 49
HT: 0-0; Att: 35,000
1. Morocco 3 2 0 1 2 2 6
2. Tunisia 3 1 1 1 4 3 4
3. Kenya 3 1 1 1 2 2 4
4. Gabon 3 1 0 2 5 6 3
Remaining fixtures: Gabon v Kenya, Libreville, March 25
Morocco v Tunisia, Casablanca, March 25 Kenya v Morocco,
Nairobi, June 2 Gabon v Tunisia, Libreville, June 3 Tunisia v
Kenya, Tunis, June 16 Morocco v Gabon, Casablanca, June 17
- - - -
Group Four:
In Algiers, Friday:
Algeria 2 Burundi 1
Scorers:
Algeria - Mehdi Meniri 6, Abdelhafid Tasfaout 44
Burundi - Juma Mossi 60
HT: 2-0: Att: 20,000
- - - -
In Ouagadougou, Saturday:
Burkina Faso 1 Angola 0
Scorer: Mamadou Zongo 38
HT: 1-0; Att: 25,000
1. Burkina Faso 3 2 1 0 3 1 7
2. Algeria 3 1 2 0 5 4 5
3. Angola 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
4. Burundi 3 0 1 2 1 3 1
Remaining fixtures: Angola v Burkina Faso, Luanda, March 25
Burundi v Algeria, Bujumbura, March 25 Algeria v Angola,
Algiers, June 1 Burundi v Burkina Faso, Bujumbura, June 3 Angola
v Burundi, Luanda, June 17 Burkina Faso v Algeria, Ouagadougou,
June 17
- - - -
Group Five:
In Kampala, Saturday:
Uganda 1 Senegal 1
Scorers:
Uganda - Mathias Kawesa 69
Senegal - Pape Thiaw 6
HT: 0-1; Att: 25,000
- - - -
In Conakry, Sunday:
Guinea 0 Togo 0
Att: 20,000
1. Togo 3 1 2 0 3 0 5
2. Uganda 3 1 1 1 4 5 4
3. Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 4
4. Senegal 3 0 2 1 1 2 2
Remaining fixtures: Senegal v Uganda, Dakar, March 25 Togo v
Guinea, Lome, March 25 Uganda v Togo, Kampala, June 2 Senegal v
Guinea, Dakar, June 3 Guinea v Uganda, Conakry, June 17 Togo v
Senegal, Lome, June 17
- - - -
Group Six:
In Kinshasa, Sunday:
DR Congo 2 Ghana 1
Scorers:
DR Congo - Michel Dinzey 10, Mputu Mbungu 13
Ghana - Kwame Ayew 77
Red card: Samuel Johnson (Ghana) 89
HT: 2-0; Att: 80,000
- - - -
In Bulawayo, Sunday:
Zimbabwe 1 Lesotho 2
Scorers:
Zimbabwe - Benjamin Mwaruwaru
Lesotho - Masupha Majara, Leholohnolo Seema pen
HT: 1-1. Att: 20,000
1. Lesotho 3 1 2 0 6 5 5
2. Ghana 3 1 1 1 8 6 4
3. DR Congo 3 1 1 1 5 5 4
4. Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 5 8 3
Remaining fixtures: Ghana v DR Congo, Accra, March 25
Lesotho v Zimbabwe, Maseru, March 25 Lesotho v DR Congo, Maseru,
June 3 Zimbabwe v Ghana, Harare, June 3 DR Congo v Zimbabwe,
Kinshasa, June 17 Ghana v Lesotho, Accra, June 17
- - - -
Group Seven:
In Cairo, Sunday:
Egypt 4 Libya 0
Scorers: Ibrahim Hassan 27, Ahmed Hassan 47, 62, Abdelsattar
Sabry 66pen
HT: 1-0; Att: 25,000
1. Egypt 3 3 0 0 6 0 9
2. Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
3. Libya 3 1 0 2 2 6 3
4. Sudan 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Remaining fixtures: Ivory Coast v Sudan, Abidjan, January 20
Libya v Egypt, Tripoli, March 25 Sudan v Ivory Coast, Khartoum,
March 25 Egypt v Sudan, Cairo, June 1 Libya v Ivory Coast,
Tripoli, June 3 Ivory Coast v Egypt, Abidjan, June 17 Sudan v
Libya, Khartoum, June 17.
The top two finishers in each group qualify for the finals
in Mali next year, along with holders Cameroon and the host
country.
