Yeah Equatorial Guinea could've contended for it, but losing at Tunisia won't help. It would depend on if they could win the return match.

 

Apparently, the situation with Nsue has to do with him having played 26 competitive matches for Spain's U16 thru U21 squads and Equatorial Guinea never having filed the correct paperwork for transferring his nationality. He is banned for the next six months from any international competition, so that would wipe him out of the fall qualifiers.

 

 

Alot of very important results today, my goodness!

 

First of Mali, oh Mali losing 2-1 at home with a Jordan Ayew goal in stoppage time. Huge missed opportunity to bury Ghana early and shoot for 1st place. But Ghana showing their mettle.

 

Senegal drops points at home versus Congo DR when they tied it late. With Sudan winning at Mauritania, they take the group lead!

 

The most astounding was Algeria losing at home versus Guinea!

Edited June 7, 20241 yr by DJHazey

Matchday 3 - Thursday

 

Group A

Egypt 2-1 Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau 0-0 Ethiopia

 

Group B

Mauritania 0-2 Sudan

Senegal 1-1 DR Congo

 

Group C

Benin 1-0 Rwanda

 

Group D

Libya 2-1 Mauritius

 

Group E

Congo P-P Niger

 

Group G

Algeria 1-2 Guinea

 

Group H

Malawi 3-1 São Tomé and Príncipe

 

Group I

Mali 1-2 Ghana

 

 

Eek that's not looking good for Mali! Although that whole group is up in the air with Ghana currently outside the Top 2 as well.

Matchday 3 - Friday

 

Group C

Zimbabwe 0-2 Lesotho

Nigeria 1-1 South Africa

 

Group D

Angola 1-0 Eswatini

 

Group E

Morocco 2-1 Zambia

 

Group F

Kenya 1-1 Burundi

Ivory Coast 1-0 Gabon

 

Group G

Mozambique 2-1 Somalia

Uganda 1-0 Botswana

 

Group I

Madagascar 2-1 Comoros

 

Matchday 4 - Saturday

 

Group D

Cameroon 4-1 Cape Verde

 

Group F

Gambia 5-1 Seychelles

Matchday 3 - Groups

 

Group A

1. Egypt 3/10 (+9) 9

2. Guinea-Bissau 3/10 (+1) 5

3. Burkina Faso 3/10 (+2) 4

4. Sierra Leonne 3/10 (-1) 4

5. Ethiopia 3/10 (-3) 2

6. Djibouti 3/10 (-8) 0

 

Group B

1. Sudan 3/10 (+3) 7

2. Senegal 3/10 (+4) 5

3. DR Congo 3/10 (+1) 4

4. Togo 3/10 (0) 3

5. South Sudan 3/10 (-4) 2

6. Mauritania 3/10 (-4) 1

 

Group C

1. Lesotho 3/10 (+2) 5

2. Rwanda 3/10 (+1) 4

3. Benin 3/10 (0) 4

4. South Africa 3/10 (-1) 4

5. Nigeria 3/10 (0) 3

6. Zimbabwe 3/10 (-2) 2

 

Group D

1. Cameroon 3/10 (+6) 7

2. Libya 3/10 (+2) 7

3. Angola 3/10 (+1) 5

4. Cape Verde 3/10 (-1) 4

5. Mauritius 3/10 (-4) 1

6. Eswatini 3/10 (-4) 0

 

Group E

1. Morocco 2/8 (+3) 6

2. Zambia 3/8 (0) 3

3. Niger 2/8 (0) 3

4. Tanzania 2/8 (-1) 3

5. Congo 1/8 (-2) 0

 

Group F

1. Ivory Coast 3/10 (+12) 9

2. Gabon 3/10 (+1) 6

3. Kenya 3/10 (+4) 4

4. Burundi 3/10 (0) 4

5. Gambia 3/10 (+1) 3

6. Seychelles 3/10 (-18) 0

 

Group G

1. Algeria 3/10 (+3) 6

2. Guinea 3/10 (+1) 6

3. Uganda 3/10 (1) 6

4. Mozambique 3/10 (0) 6

5. Botswana 3/10 (-1) 3

6. Somalia 3/10 (-4) 0

 

Group H

1. Tunisia 3/10 (+6) 9

2. Namibia 3/10 (+5) 7

3. Malawi 3/10 (+2) 6

4. Liberia 3/10 (+2) 4

5. Equatorial Guinea 3/10 (-7) 0

6. São Tomé and Príncipe 3/10 (-8) 0

 

Group I

1. Madagascar 3/10 (+3) 6

2. Comoros 3/10 (+2) 6

3. Ghana 3/10 (+1) 6

4. Mali 3/10 (-1) 4

5. Central African Republic 3/10 (-1) 4

6. Chad 3/10 (-6) 0

After Matchday 3

 

Qualification:

 

Algeria

Cameroon

Egypt

Ivory Coast

Lesotho

Madagascar

Morocco

Sudan

Tunisia

 

Play-Offs:

 

Comoros

Gabon

Libya

Namibia

 

 

Go on bottom-seeds Lesotho who are currently top of their group and on track to qualify for the World Cup!

Matchday 4 - Sunday

 

Group A

Djibouti 1-1 Ethiopia

 

Group B

DR Congo 1-0 Togo

Mauritania 0-1 Senegal

 

Group H

São Tomé and Príncipe 0-1 Liberia

Namibia 0-0 Tunisia

 

Matchday 4 - Monday

 

Group A

Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Egypt

Burkina Faso 2-2 Sierra Leone

 

Group C

Benin 2-1 Nigeria

 

Group G

Guinea 0-1 Mozambique

Uganda 1-2 Algeria

Somalia 1-3 Botswana

 

Group H

Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Malawi

 

Group I

Ghana 4-3 Central African Republic

 

 

I caught the end of the Ghana game. What a match! 2 hat-tricks!!!

 

But the biggest story is 4 matches and 0 wins for Nigeria :o Are they going to be able to turn it around?

Nigeria look doomed. There may be too many teams to surpass in the standings at this point!

 

Didn't get a chance to catch the Ghana match but will need to see highlights. Ghana have been having a flair for the dramatic lately.

Matchday 4 - Tuesday

 

Group B

South Sudan 0-3 Sudan

 

Group C

South Africa 3-1 Zimbabwe

Lesotho 0-1 Rwanda

 

Group D

Mauritius 2-1 Eswatini

Cape Verde 1-0 Libya

Angola 1-1 Cameroon

 

Group E

Zambia 0-1 Tanzania

Congo 0-6 Morocco

 

Group F

Gabon 3-2 Gambia

Kenya 0-0 Ivory Coast

Seychelles 1-3 Burundi

 

Group I

Madagascar 0-0 Mali

Chad 0-2 Comoros

Matchday 4 - Tables

 

Group A

1. Egypt 4/10 (+9) 10

2. Guinea-Bissau 4/10 (+1) 6

3. Burkina Faso 4/10 (+2) 5

4. Sierra Leonne 4/10 (-1) 5

5. Ethiopia 4/10 (-3) 3

6. Djibouti 4/10 (-8) 1

 

Group B

1. Sudan 4/10 (+6) 10

2. Senegal 4/10 (+5) 8

3. DR Congo 4/10 (+2) 7

4. Togo 4/10 (-1) 3

5. South Sudan 4/10 (-7) 2

6. Mauritania 4/10 (-5) 1

 

Group C

1. Rwanda 4/10 (+2) 7

2. South Africa 4/10 (+1) 7

3. Benin 4/10 (+1) 7

4. Lesotho 4/10 (+1) 5

5. Nigeria 4/10 (-1) 3

6. Zimbabwe 4/10 (-4) 2

 

Group D

1. Cameroon 4/10 (+6) 8

2. Libya 4/10 (+1) 7

3. Cape Verde 4/10 (0) 7

4. Angola 4/10 (+1) 6

5. Mauritius 4/10 (-3) 4

6. Eswatini 4/10 (-5) 0

 

Group E

1. Morocco 3/8 (+9) 9

2. Tanzania 3/8 (0) 6

3. Niger 2/8 (0) 3

4. Zambia 4/8 (-1) 3

5. Congo 2/8 (-8) 0

 

Group F

1. Ivory Coast 4/10 (+12) 10

2. Gabon 4/10 (+2) 9

3. Burundi 4/10 (+2) 7

3. Kenya 4/10 (+4) 5

5. Gambia 4/10 (0) 3

6. Seychelles 4/10 (-20) 0

 

Group G

1. Algeria 4/10 (+4) 9

2. Mozambique 4/10 (+1) 9

3. Botswana 4/10 (+1) 6

4. Guinea 4/10 (0) 6

5. Uganda 4/10 (0) 6

6. Somalia 4/10 (-6) 0

 

Group H

1. Tunisia 4/10 (+6) 10

2. Namibia 4/10 (+5) 8

3. Liberia 4/10 (+3) 7

4. Malawi 4/10 (+1) 6

5. Equatorial Guinea 4/10 (-6) 3

6. São Tomé and Príncipe 4/10 (-9) 0

 

Group I

1. Comoros 4/10 (+4) 9

2. Ghana 4/10 (+2) 9

3. Madagascar 4/10 (+3) 7

4. Mali 4/10 (-1) 5

5. Central African Republic 4/10 (-2) 4

6. Chad 4/10 (-8) 0

After Matchday 4

 

Qualification:

 

Algeria

Cameroon

Comoros

Egypt

Ivory Coast

Morocco

Rwanda

Sudan

Tunisia

 

Play-Offs:

 

Gabon

Ghana

Mozambique

Namibia

 

 

Nigeria, Mali and Senegal are the top seeds that are currently not in qualifying positions. African qualification returns in March.

Matchday 5 - Wednesday

Group D

Eswatini 0-0 Cameroon

Group H

Liberia 0-1 Tunisia

Group I

Central African Republic 1-4 Madagascar

World Cup Qualifiers are back!!!

Cameroon probably still has this group even with the draw vs. Eswatini played in South Africa. The only team in my estimation that has a realistic chance down the road is Cape Verde, but they're a very up and down nation. They have a history of good home results against Cameroon, but dropped their road match already to them 4-1. They did win the same match versus Eswatini that Cameroon just lost two points on. Cape Verde needs to beat Cameroon in Praia to have any shot, assuming they do well leading up to that September match.

Madagascar is staking a real claim for this IF they now find a way to beat Ghana on Monday, the match is being played Morocco.

Cape Verde got an 84th minute goal to beat Mauritius and moves ahead of Cameroon in the Group B standing with Libya vs. Angola still to come. They have a tough match in Angola next week, but if they can get the W in the Afro-Portuguese derby that would out-do Cameroon's 1-1 draw at Angola last summer.

Edited March 20Mar 20 by DJHazey

Matchday 5 - Thursday

Group A

Sierra Leone 3-1 Guinea-Bissau

Group C

Zimbabwe 2-2 Benin

Group D

Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritius

Libya 1-1 Angola

Group F

Gabon 3-0 Seychelles

Gambia 3-3 Kenya

Group G

Mozambique 3-1 Uganda

Group H

Malawi 0-1 Namibia

Group I

Comoros 0-3 Mali

Massive win for Mali to reignite their campaign.

Group A:

1st Egypt [3-1-0] 10pts

2nd Sierra Leone [2-2-1] 8pts

3rd Guinea-Bissau [1-3-1] 6pts

4th Burkina Fasco [1-2-1] 5pts

5th Ethiopia [0-3-1] 3pts

6th Dijbouti [0-1-3] 1pt

Group B:

1st Sudan [3-1-0] 10pts

2nd Senegal [2-2-0] 8pts

3rd DR Congo [2-1-1] 7pts

4th Togo [0-3-1] 3pts

5th South Sudan [0-2-2] 2pts

6th Mauritania [0-1-3] 1pt

Group C

1st Benin [2-2-1] 8pts

2nd Rwanda [2-1-1] GD +2 7pts

3rd South Africa [2-1-1] GD +1 7pts

4th Lesotho [1-2-1] 5pts

5th Nigeria [0-3-1] GD -1 3pts

6th Zimbabwe [0-3-2] GD -3 3pts

Group D

1st Cape Verde [3-1-1] 10pts

2nd Cameroon [2-3-0] 9pts

3rd Libya [2-2-1] 8pts

4th Angola [1-4-0] 7pts

5th Mauritus [1-1-3] 4pts

6th Eswatini [0-1-4] 1pt

Group E:

1st Morocco [3-0-0] 9pts

2nd Niger [2-0-1] GD +3 6pts

3rd Tanzania [2-0-1] GD 0 6pts

4th Zambia [1-0-3] 3pts

NB: Congo were suspended due to government interference.

Eritrea withdraw

Group F

1st Gabon [4-0-1] 12pts

2nd Ivory Coast [3-1-0] 10pts

3rd Burundi [2-1-1] 7pts

4th Kenya [1-3-1] 6pts

5th Gambia [1-1-3] 4pts

6th Seychelles [0-0-5] 0pts

Group G

1st Mozambique [4-0-1] 12pts

2nd Algeria [3-0-1] 9pts

3rd Botswana [2-0-2] GD +1 6pts

4th Guinea [2-0-2] GD 0 6pts

5th Uganda [2-0-3] GD -2 6pts

6th Somalia [0-0-4] 8pts

Group H

1st Tunisia [4-1-0] 13pts

2nd Namibia [3-2-0] 11pts

3rd Liberia [2-1-2] 7pts

4th Malawi [2-0-3] 6pts

5th Equatorial Guinea [1-0-3] 3pts

6th Sao Tome and Principe [0-0-4] 0pts

Group I

1st Madagascar [3-1-1] 10pts

2nd Ghana [3-0-1] GD +2 9pts

3rd Comoros [3-0-2] GD +1 9pts

4th Mali [2-2-1] 8pts

5th Central African Republic [1-1-3] 4pts

6th Chad [0-0-4] 0pts

That Comoros results had me going "No Baby No!". I don't know why the match was played in Morocco instead of their home country, that might have helped. We still have the Madagascar dream, but Ghana is about to throttle Chad today and take the lead in the group.