take the lead in their World Cup qualifying tie, while
there were wins for Botswana and Chad.
Madagascar took a big step towards securing a place in the
second round of World Cup 2018 qualification with a 3-0 triumph
over Central African Republic.
Central African Republic missed out on the chance to play the
first leg at home due to violence in Bangui, so both fixtures were
instead scheduled to play in the Madagascan capital of
Antananarivo.
And the side from the Indian Ocean island took the lead after
just 27 minutes with a goal from Michael Rabeson.
Njiva Rakotoharimalala added a second six minutes before the
interval and captain Johann Paul rounded off the victory in the
65th minute, leaving Central African Republic with a huge task
to overturn the deficit with Senegal awaiting the winners of the
tie in the next round.
Eritrea fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Botswana, coached by
former West Ham defender Peter Butler.
Galabgwe Moyana put the visitors ahead in the 22nd minute
and the advantage was taken into the interval.
The midfielder was withdrawn after 59 minutes but Botswana
soon made sure of the win through Joel Mogorosi in the 64th
minute.
Finally, Sierra Leone failed to follow up a draw with Africa Cup
of Nations 2015 winners Ivory Coast in September with another
positive result as they suffered a 1-0 loss against Chad.
Leger Djimrangar scored the only goal in N'Djamena following a
goalless first half, inflicting coach Sellas Tetteh's first defeat as
coach of the west-African side.
Sierra Leone will host the return leg in Nigerian city of Port
Harcout as they remain banned from home fixtures due to the
Ebola outbreak
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