Cameroon is within one game of winning Group A and becoming the first team to join co-hosts South Korea and Japan and defending champion France in next year’s World Cup finals. George Weah’s Liberia looks more and more like the team that will win Group B. Nigeria’s 1-0 loss to previously winless Sierra Leone seriously jeopardized the Eagles’ chances of returning to the World Cup for a third straight time. Senegal, Morocco and Egypt remain in a tight race in Group C. Ivory Coast is now tied with Tunisia in Group D. Idle South Africa is the heavy favorite in Group E.
GROUP A
RESULTS April 21 in Lusaka Zambia 1 (Lota 47) Angola 1 (Gilberto 16). April 22 in Yaounde Cameroon 1 (Etame pen. 77) Libya 0.
STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Cameroon 5 5 0 0 10 0 15 Angola 5 2 2 1 7 7 8 Zambia 5 2 1 2 6 4 7 Togo 4 0 2 2 4 8 2 Libya 5 0 1 4 4 12 1 SCHEDULE May 6 Togo-Zambia Angola-Cameroon July 1 Libya-Angola Cameroon-Togo July 14 Zambia-Cameroon July 15 Togo-Libya July 29 Angola-Togo Libya-Zambia PAST RESULTS June 18 in Luanda Angola 2 (Akwa 82, 84) Zambia 1 (Milanzi 43). June 18 in Tripoli Libya 0 Cameroon 3 (Mboma 36, 67, Ebongue 87). July 8 in Lusaka Zambia 2 (Milinzi 25, Nsofwer 68) Togo 0. July 9 in Yaounde Cameroon 3 (Abanda 20, Tchoutang 68, 74) Angola 0. Jan. 28 in Lome Togo 0 Cameroon 2 (Eto’o 57, Mboma 75). Jan. 28 in Luanda Angola 3 (Bodunha 49, 52, Akwa pen. 75) Libya 1 (Muntassir 18). Feb. 23 in Benghazi Libya 3 (Al-Maqni pen. 11, Khamees 25, 80) Togo 3 (Salifou 21, Amewou 30, Atte-Oudey 78). Feb. 25 in Yaounde Cameroon 1 (Mboma 22) Zambia 0. March 10 in Chingola Zambia 2 (Mwewa 13, Lota 25) Libya 0. March 12 in Lome Togo 1 (Toure 60) Angola 1 (Akwa 67).
Group B
RESULTS April 21 in Freetown Sierra Leone 1 (Mansaray 25) Nigeria 0. April 22 in Monrovia Liberia 2 (Sebwe 39, Weah 52) Sudan 0.
STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Liberia 5 4 0 1 8 4 12 Sudan 5 3 0 2 5 5 9 Nigeria 5 2 1 2 6 3 7 Ghana 4 1 1 2 6 4 4 Sierra Leone 5 1 0 4 1 10 3 May 5 Ghana-Sierra Leone Nigeria-Liberia July 1 Sudan-Nigeria Liberia-Ghana July 14 Ghana-Sudan Sierra Leone-Liberia July 28 Nigeria-Ghana July 29 Sudan-Sierra Leone PAST RESULTS June 17 in Lagos Nigeria 2 (Okocha 16, Akwuegbu 37) Sierra Leone 0. June 18 in Omdurman Sudan 2 (Joseph 54, Mujahid 90) Liberia 0. July 9 in Accra Ghana 5 (Asamoah 13, 60, Akunnor 67, Preko 75, Addo 89) Sierra Leone 0. July 9 in Monrovia Liberia 2 (Wreh 4, 47) Nigeria 1 (Kanu 35). Jan. 27 in Port Harcourt Nigeria 3 (Agali 58, 68, Kanu 79) Sudan 0. Jan. 28 in Accra Ghana 1 (Duah 70) Liberia 3 (Seetor 9, Makor pen. 86, Shannon 88). Feb. 25 in Monrovia Liberia 1 (Roberts 65) Sierra Leone 0. Feb. 25 in Omdurman Sudan 1 (Moja 71) Ghana 0. March 10 in Freetown Sierra Leone 0 Sudan 2 (Joseph 43, El Bhakit 44). March 12 in Accra Ghana 0 Nigeria 0.
Group C
RESULTS April 21 in Dakar Senegal 3 (Diouf 2, 47, 75) Algeria 0. April 22 in Rabat Morocco 3 (Rouki 48, Hadda 75, 89) Namibia 0.
STANDINGS GP W T L GF GA P Senegal 5 2 3 0 8 1 9 Morocco 5 2 3 0 5 1 9 Egypt 4 1 3 0 6 3 6 Algeria 5 1 1 3 5 11 4 Namibia 5 0 2 3 1 9 2 SCHEDULE May 4 Algeria-Morocco May 6 Egypt-Senegal June 30 Namibia-Algeria Morocco-Egypt July 15 Egypt-Namibia Senegal-Morocco July 27 Algeria-Egypt July 28 Namibia-Senegal RESULTS June 16 in Annaba Algeria 1 (Saifi 23) Senegal 1 (Diop 16). June 17 in Windhoek Namibia 0 Morocco 0. July 9 in Dakar Senegal 0 Egypt 0. July 9 in Casablanca Morocco 2 (Hadda 51, 75) Algeria 1 (Sabih 38). Jan. 26 in Algiers Algeria 1 (Belmadi 35) Namibia 0. Jan. 28 in Cairo Egypt 0 Morocco 0. Feb. 24 in Windhoek Namibia 1 (Tjikuzu 50) Egypt 1 (Said 89). Fen. 25 in Rabat Morocco 0 Senegal 0. March 10 in Dakar Senegal 4 (Diouf 24, 44, 47, H.Camara 63) Namibia 0. March 12 in Cairo Egypt 5 (Barakat 6, Sabri 16, El Saqqa 38, El Said 88, 89) Algeria 2 (Tasfaout 10, Belmadi 36).
Group D
RESULTS April 22 in Abidjan Ivory Coast 2 (Keita 31, Bakayoko 86) Congo 0. April 22 in Kinshasa DR Congo 1 (Inunu 42) Madagascar 0.
STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Tunisia 4 3 1 0 11 3 10 Ivory Coast 4 3 1 0 9 4 10 DR Congo 5 2 0 3 4 11 6 Madagascar 4 1 0 3 4 5 3 Congo 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 SCHEDULE April 27 Congo-Madgasacar May 5 Congo-Congo DR May 6 Madagascar-Tunisia May 19 Tunisia-Ivory Coast June 30 Tunisia-Congo July 1 Ivory Coast-Madagascar July 15 Congo-Ivory Coast Congo DR-Tunisia July 29 Madagascar-Congo Ivory Coast-Congo DR PAST RESULTS June 17 in Antanarivo Madagascar 3 (Andrianaivo 18, 73, Rasoanaivo pen. 51) DR Congo 0. June 18 in Abidjan Ivory Coast 2 (Bakayoko 45, Kalou 58) Tunisia 2 (Imed 13, Kais 20). July 8 in Tunis Tunisia 1 (Baya 45) Madagascar 0. July 9 in Kinshasa DR Congo 2 (Mayele 44, Yemweni 74) Congo 0. Jan. 27 in Antananarivo Madagascar 1 (Menakely 58) Ivory Coast 3 (Bakayoko 38, 46, 86). Jan. 28 in Pointe Noire Congo 1 (Bongo 43) Tunisia 2 (Zitouni 41, Jaziri 62). Feb. 25 in Tunis Tunisia 6 (Zitouni 8, 89, Jaziri 26, 63, Kanzari pen. 30, Baya 84) DR Congo 0. March 10 in Kinshasa DR Congo 1 (Kimoto 89) Ivory Coast 2 (Guel 16, Bakayoko 44).
Group E
RESULTS April 21 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (Kambou pen. 31, A.Traore 76, Korbeogo pen. 83, Yameogo 90) Malawi 2 (Ghisulu 10, Kayenda 78).
STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P So. Africa 3 3 0 0 5 1 9 Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 Burk. Faso 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 Malawi 4 0 1 3 4 9 1 SCHEDULE May 5 South Africa-Zimbabwe July 1 Burkina Faso-South Africa July 14 South Africa-Malawi July 15 Zimbabwe-Burkina Faso July 28 Malawi-Zimbabwe
PAST RESULTS June 17 in Blantyre Malawi 1 (Chitsulo 39) Burkina Faso 1 (Zongo 29). June 18 in Conakry Guinea 3 (Mendy 32, T.Camara 50, Youla 61) Zimbabwe 0. July 9 in Ouagadougou Burk. Faso 2 (Kambou 20, pen. Toure 72) Guinea 3 (Youla 12, Sylla 23, Feindeno 81). July 9 in Harare Zimbabwe 0 So. Africa 2 (Buckley 7, 82). Jan. 27 in Rustenburg So. Africa 1 (Bartlett 17) Burkina Faso 0. Jan. 28 in Conakry Guinea 1 (Bangoura 24) Malawi 1 (Banda pen. 52). Feb. 24 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 1 (Dagno 22) Zimbabwe 2 (Ndlovu 2, 13). Feb. 25 in Blantyre Malawi 1 (Mabedi pen. 85) South Africa 2 (Masinga 26, Nomvete 80). March 12 in Harare Zimbabwe 2 (Mwaruwaru 44, Kasinauyo 82) Malawi 0. Note: FIFA kicked Guinea out of World Cup qualifying for governmental interference in the affairs of the Guinean soccer federation.
