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CAF World Cup 2010 Qualifying Roundup

By: Daryl | March 30th, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Remember our CAF World Cup 2010 qualifying preview on Friday? The general consensus was that nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems. Yes, there were favourites to win each group (and therefore qualify for WC 2010) but there’s a big difference between favourites and certainties. Just ask Emmanuel Adebayor.


The Arsenal striker seemed a certainty not to play for Togo after being out for six weeks with a dodgy hamstring. But Togo called up Adebayor for the big Group A game vs Cameroon anyway. And they started him. And he scored the winner after just 11 minutes:


Gabon also beat Morocco 2-1 in Casablanca, leaving Group A looking a little bit upside down:


In Group B, Nigeria were held 0-0 away to Mozambique which leaves the Super Eagles already two points behind Tunisia (who beat Kenya 2-1).


Group C is almost perfectly square after draws all round. But you’d still back Egypt to win it, right?


Advantage Ghana in Group D with a 1-0 win over Benin, while Mali and Sudan drew 1-1.


Fantastic result for unfancied Burkina Faso, who pulled off a 4-2 win over Guinea. But there was tragedy in Cote d’Ivoire, where 19 people were killed and 130 injured in Abidjan when a wall collapsed before Cote d’Ivoire’s 5-0 win over Malawi. FIFA are calling for an investigation.


Source: FIFA.com

The next round of CAF World Cup 2010 qualifiers are in June.


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Username By Ibracadabra | March 30th, 2009 at 10:29 am
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Sad state of affairs re: Ivory Coast.

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Username By Ibracadabra | March 30th, 2009 at 10:29 am
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Sad state of affairs re: Ivory Coast.

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Username By Weston | March 30th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
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go mali! i cant wait until sissoko is back from injury!

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Username By Paulo | March 30th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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I know this is not related to the original post but I want to apply for tickets for next world cup and the deadline is 31 March. I have send an email to FIFA two weeks ago but no reply.
Apparently, each person is allowed to apply for 4 TST. However, it is not clear if there is any restriction. I would like to sue my 4 places for TST (Team Series Ticket) for England to increase my chances. I am not sure that is ok. That is, you can buy one TST for england and another for brazil. my question is whether my application will not be considered if instead i apply for two TST-England
(Likewise, what if i am so lucky that i get both TST-Englnd? Can i return one of them?)

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Username By jonijo | April 9th, 2009 at 1:35 am
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chipolopolo….iyeeeee!!!!!!!

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