Thursday, November 7

World Cup Africa Zone Fixtures

Following are the second round fixtures for 2014 World Cup qualifying competition in Africa:

Nigeria has been drawn to play in Group `F’ with Namibia, Kenya and Malawi for the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil.

The grouping and fixtures are as follows:

Matchday 1 (June 1-5 2012)

Gp A: South Africa v Somalia/Ethiopia, Central African Republic v Botswana

Gp B: Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone v Cape Verde Islands

Gp C: Cote d’Ivoire v Tanzania, Gambia v Morocco

Gp D: Ghana v Lesotho, Sudan v Zambia

Gp E: Burkina Faso v Congo Brazzaville, Niger v Gabon

Gp F: Nigeria v Namibia, Kenya v Malawi

Gp G: Egypt v Mozambique, Zimbabwe v Guinea

Gp H: Algeria v Rwanda, Benin v Mali

Gp I: Cameroon v DR Congo, Togo v Libya

Gp J: Senegal v Liberia, Angola v Uganda

Matchday 2 (June 8-12 2012)

A: Botswana v S. Africa, Somalia/Ethiopia v C.A.R.

B: C. Verde v Tunisia, E. Guinea v S. Leone

C: Morocco v Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania v Gambia

D: Zambia v Ghana, Lesotho v Sudan

E: Gabon v B. Faso, Congo v Niger

F: Malawi v Nigeria, Namibia v Kenya

G: Guinea v Egypt, Mozambique v Zimbabwe

H: Mali v Algeria, Rwanda v Benin

I: Libya v Cameroon, DR Congo v Togo

J: Uganda v Senegal, Liberia v Angola

 

Matchday 3 (Mar 22-26 2013)

A: S. Africa v C.A.R., Somalia/Ethiopia v Botswana

B: Tunisia v S. Leone, E. Guinea v C. Verde

C: Cote d’Ivoire v Gambia, Tanzania v Morocco

D: Ghana v Sudan, Lesotho v Zambia

E: B. Faso v Niger, Congo v Gabon

F: Nigeria v Kenya, Namibia v Malawi

G: Egypt v Zimbabwe, Mozambique v Guinea

H: Algeria v Benin, Rwanda v Mali

I: Cameroon v Togo, DR Congo v Libya

J: Senegal v Angola, Liberia v Uganda

 

Matchday 4 (June 7-11 2013)

A: C.A.R. v S. Africa, Botswana v Somalia/Ethiopia

B: S. Leone v Tunisia, C. Verde v E. Guinea

C: Gambia v I. Coast, Morocco v Tanzania

D: Sudan v Ghana, Zambia v Lesotho

E: Niger v B. Faso, Gabon v Congo

F: Kenya v Nigeria, Malawi v Namibia

G: Zimbabwe v Egypt, Guinea v Mozambique

H: Benin v Algeria, Mali v Rwanda

I: Togo v Cameroon, Libya v DR Congo

J: Angola v Senegal, Uganda v Liberia

 

Matchday 5 (June 14-18 2013)

A: Somalia/Ethiopia v S. Africa, Botswana v C.A.R.

B: E. Guinea v Tunisia, C. Verde v S. Leone

C: Tanzania v Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco v Gambia

D: Lesotho v Ghana, Zambia v Sudan

E: Congo v B. Faso, Gabon v Niger

F: Namibia v Nigeria, Malawi v Kenya

G: Mozambique v Egypt, Guinea v Zimbabwe

H: Rwanda v Algeria, Mali v Benin

I: DR Congo v Cameroon, Libya v Togo

J: Liberia v Senegal, Uganda v Angola

 

Matchday 6 (Sept 6-10 2013)

A: S. Africa v Botswana, C.A.R. v Somalia/Ethiopia

B: Tunisia v C. Verde, S. Leone v E. Guinea

C: I. Coast v Morocco, Gambia v Tanzania

D: Ghana v Zambia, Sudan v Lesotho

E: B. Faso v Gabon, Niger v Congo

F: Nigeria v Malawi, Kenya v Namibia

G: Egypt v Guinea, Zimbabwe v Mozambique

H: Algeria v Mali, Benin v Rwanda

I: Cameroon v Libya, Togo v DR Congo

J: Senegal v Uganda, Angola v Liberia

Third round (first leg: Oct 11-15, second: Nov 15-19 2013)

A draw will split 10 group winners into five two-leg ties and aggregate winners qualify for 2014 World Cup in Brazil

 

Previous qualifiers

1934 – Egypt

1970 – Morocco

1974 – Zaire (now DR Congo)

1978 – Tunisia

1982 – Algeria, Cameroon

1986 – Algeria, Morocco

1990 – Cameroon, Egypt

1994 – Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria

1998 – Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia

2002 – Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia

2006 – Angola, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Tunisia

2010 – South Africa (hosts), Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d’ Ivoire, Nigeria

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *