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2007 World Cup Qualifying


2006 African Championship
Preliminary Round
February 19 February 26
Senegal 4 - Central African Republic 0 Senegal - Central African Republic Central African Republic withdrew
Libya - Swaziland Swaziland withdrew
Benin 1 - Malawi 0 Benin 0 - Malawi 0
Mozambique 9 - Namibia 0 Namibia withdrew
Djibouti - Lesotho Lestotho withdrew
Sao Tome & Principe 0 - Togo 3 Togo 6 - Sao Tome & Principe 0

First Round
March 12
March 26
Algeria - Libya Libya withdrew

Eritrea - Egypt Eritrea withdrew

Morocco 0 - Mali 2
Mali 4 - Morocco 1
Benin 1 - Ivory Coast 1
Ivory Coast 1 - Benin 1 Benin advances 4-3 on penalties
Angola 3 - Equatorial Guinea 2
Equatorial Guinea 3 - Angola 1
South Africa 6 - Mozambiaue 2
Mozambiaque 1 - South Africa 6
Uganda - Tanzania Uganda withdrew

Kenya 7 - Djibouti 0
Only 1 Leg
Congo 9 - Togo 0
Togo 1 - Congo 3
Democratic Republic of Congo 3 - Zambia 0
Zambia 2 - Democratic Republic of Congo 3
Senegal 7 - Guinea 0
Guinea 1 - Senegal 5

Second Round
Nigeria Qualifies as Host
July 23
August 6
Algeria 1 - Egypt 0
Egypt 0 - Algeria 3
Mali 3 - Benin 1
Benin 0 - Mali 1
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Qualifies
South Africa 3 - Tanzania 0
Tanzania 0 - South Africa 4
Cameroon 4 - Kenya 0
Kenya 0 - Cameroon 5
Ghana - Congo Congo No-Show
Ghana Advances
Democratic Republic of Congo 3 - Senegal 0
Senagal 2 - Democratic Republic of Congo 0

Final Tournament
Champions and Runner-Up Qualify For 2007 World Cup
GROUP A
TEAM
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Nigeria
3
3
0
0
12
2
+10
9
South Africa
3
2
0
1
6
2
+4
6
Eqautorial Guinea
3
0
1
2
5
9
-4
1
Algeria
3
0
1
2
3
13
-10
1
October 28
Algeria 0 - South Africa 4
Nigeria 4 - Equatorial Guinea 2
October 31
Equatorial Guinea 0 - South Africa 2
Nigeria 6 - Algeria 0
November 3
Algeria 3 - Equatorial Guinea 3
Nigeria 2 - South Africa 0
GROUP B
TEAM
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Ghana
3
3
0
0
6
2
+4
9
Cameroon
3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4
Mali
3
1
0
2
3
5
-2
3
Democratic Republic of Congo
3
0
1
2
4
7
-3
1
October 29
Cameroon 1 - Democratic Republic of Congo 1
Ghana 1 - Mali 0
November 1
Democratic Republic of Congo 2 - Mali 3
Cameroon 1 - Ghana 2
November 4
Cameroon 2 - Mali 0
Democratic Republic of Congo 1 - Ghana 3
Semifinals
November 7 Ghana 1 - South Africa 0
November 7 Nigeria 5 - Cameroon 0
Third Place Match
November 10 South Africa 2 - Cameroon 2 (5-4PK)
Final
November 11 Ghana 0 - Nigeria 1