Gabon needed a penalty shootout to advance from the
second round of World Cup qualifying, while there was
drama for Congo and Algeria.
Gabon progressed from round two of CAF World Cup qualifying
with a penalty shootout win over Mozambique, while in first-leg
action Congo beat Ethiopia in a seven-goal thriller and Algeria
avoided an upset by fighting back to draw 2-2 against Tanzania.
After losing the first leg 1-0, Gabon welcomed Mozambique to
Libreville needing to overturn the deficit and Malick Evouna
scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win.
Extra-time failed to produce a winner, meaning a shootout was
required and it was the hosts who were left celebrating as Pierre
Emerick-Aubameyang scored the winning spot-kick in a 4-3 win.
Ethiopia were unfancied against Congo in their first-leg
encounter, but Getaneh Kebede put the hosts 1-0 in front in the
41st minute at the Addis Ababa Stadium.
The lead lasted just two minutes, as Thievy Bifouma levelled the
scores, and second-half goals from Fabrice Ondama, Delvin
N'Dinga and Hardy Binguila put Congo in firm control.
However, Ethiopia gave themselves a fighting chance for the
second leg as late goals from Dawit Fekadu and Shimeles
Bekele Godo brought them back within one, the match finishing
4-3.
Tanzania are ranked some 109 places below Algeria in the FIFA
rankings, but they appeared on course for a famous victory
after going 2-0 in front in Dar-Es-Salaam.
Elias Maguli put Tanzania in front shortly before half-time and
TP Mazembe forward Mbwana Samatta doubled their lead in
the 55th minute.
However, Islam Slimani ensured Algeria avoided
embarrassment with a quickfire double in the 72nd and 75th
minute.
There was no such luck for Egypt as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat
at Chad, leaving them with plenty to do in the return tie in Borg
El Arab on Tuesday.
Mali also fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat at Botswana, Samba
Sow's 56th-minute strike giving the visitors a crucial goal ahead
of the second leg.
second round of World Cup qualifying, while there was
drama for Congo and Algeria.
Gabon progressed from round two of CAF World Cup qualifying
with a penalty shootout win over Mozambique, while in first-leg
action Congo beat Ethiopia in a seven-goal thriller and Algeria
avoided an upset by fighting back to draw 2-2 against Tanzania.
After losing the first leg 1-0, Gabon welcomed Mozambique to
Libreville needing to overturn the deficit and Malick Evouna
scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win.
Extra-time failed to produce a winner, meaning a shootout was
required and it was the hosts who were left celebrating as Pierre
Emerick-Aubameyang scored the winning spot-kick in a 4-3 win.
Ethiopia were unfancied against Congo in their first-leg
encounter, but Getaneh Kebede put the hosts 1-0 in front in the
41st minute at the Addis Ababa Stadium.
The lead lasted just two minutes, as Thievy Bifouma levelled the
scores, and second-half goals from Fabrice Ondama, Delvin
N'Dinga and Hardy Binguila put Congo in firm control.
However, Ethiopia gave themselves a fighting chance for the
second leg as late goals from Dawit Fekadu and Shimeles
Bekele Godo brought them back within one, the match finishing
4-3.
Tanzania are ranked some 109 places below Algeria in the FIFA
rankings, but they appeared on course for a famous victory
after going 2-0 in front in Dar-Es-Salaam.
Elias Maguli put Tanzania in front shortly before half-time and
TP Mazembe forward Mbwana Samatta doubled their lead in
the 55th minute.
However, Islam Slimani ensured Algeria avoided
embarrassment with a quickfire double in the 72nd and 75th
minute.
There was no such luck for Egypt as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat
at Chad, leaving them with plenty to do in the return tie in Borg
El Arab on Tuesday.
Mali also fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat at Botswana, Samba
Sow's 56th-minute strike giving the visitors a crucial goal ahead
of the second leg.
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