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Weekend of drama (05.10.2005)
The last round of African qualifiers for next year`s World Cup finals in Germany takes place on 8 and 9 October.
Will Togo`s Hawks be flying in Germany next year? Can Egypt deny Cameroon another appearance on football`s grand stage? And will Ghana break their duck and qualify for their maiden finals?
With the fate of many teams still in the balance, there will no shortage of shredded nerves across the continent.
Here is a group-by-group analysis of who needs to do what as World Cup qualifying comes down to the wire:
Group One
Togo and Senegal are locked in a fierce struggle for first place and the one qualifying ticket from the group. With 20 points, Togo visit Congo needing just a draw to reach the finals for the first time in their history.
Zambia`s 5-0 win in Liberia on Saturday pushed them into second place on 19 points from their completed programme, one ahead of Senegal (18).
However, they cannot make it to Germany 2006 as only the group winner qualifies. Senegal must beat Mali and hope Togo lose in Congo to come up from third place and finish top to qualify.
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Group Two
Ghana (18 points) will qualify for the finals for the first time in their history if they secure a draw in the Cape Verde Islands (10) no matter what happens between second-placed DR Congo (15) and third placed South Africa (15) in Durban.
If Ghana should lose, DR Congo will need an emphatic victory against South Africa to swing the goal difference their way.
Bafana Bafana cannot qualify even if they beat DR Congo and Ghana lose because although they would finish with the same number of points as Ghana, they have an inferior head-to-head record against the Black Stars.
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Uganda and Burkina Faso are the other teams in this group.
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Group Three
Either Cameroon (20 points) or the Ivory Coast (19) will qualify from this group. The Indomitable Lions start as favourites after winning 3-2 in Ivory Coast last month.
Cameroon will win the group if they beat Egypt (16) at home while Ivory Coast must win in Sudan (6) and hope Cameroon lose or draw to reach the finals for the first time.
Libya and Benin are the other also-rans in this pool.
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Group Four
Another straight dash to the line - this time between Angola and Nigeria who both have 18 points. Angola have the better head-to-head against the Super Eagles so if they win in Rwanda (5), they will qualify, regardless of what Nigeria do at home against Zimbabwe (15).
If Angola should lose or draw and Nigeria win, Nigeria will be through to the finals for the fourth successive time. Gabon and Algeria were eliminated from the World Cup frame ages ago.
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Group Five
Either Tunisia (20 points) or Morocco (19) will go through and as long as Tunisia do not lose at home to the Moroccans, they will be heading to Germany for their third straight finals.
Morocco, the only team so far unbeaten in the entire African qualifying competition, could even suffer the heartbreak of going through all 10 matches unbeaten with another draw - and still end up being eliminated.
Guinea, Kenya, Malawi and Botswana were all left to contemplate what might have been.
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