Trio within one point of Nations Cup final
Jun 05, 2007
JOHANNESBURG - Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Morocco moved to within one point of qualification for the African Nations Cup finals on a weekend overshadowed by the death of 12 spectators in a stampede in Zambia.
Uganda 2 Nigeria 1
Next games
June 16
Lesotho v Uganda
September 8
Uganda v Niger
JOHANNESBURG - Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Morocco moved to within one point of qualification for the African Nations Cup finals on a weekend overshadowed by the death of 12 spectators in a stampede in Zambia.
Spectators were trampled in a rush for free buses at the end of Zambia’s 3-0 win over Congo in Chililabombwe on the country’s northern copperbelt on Saturday.
The deaths were the latest in a long list of tragedies at African stadia, light on proper crowd control and adequate security arrangements.
The Chelsea pair of Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored the first and last goal in the Ivory Coast's 5-0 demolition of Madagascar in Bouake on Sunday, with Arouna Kone (2) and Gneri Yaya Toure grabbing the others.
The match was played in a carnival atmosphere in the former capital of the rebel held north as officials marked the peace deal signed in March. The rout lifted the Ivorians’ tally to 13 goals in three games without a goal conceded.
Cameron also kept up their 100 percent record in the qualifying competition as Samuel Eto’o got the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Liberia in Monrovia.
Morocco’s 2-0 win over Zimbabwe in Casablanca also sees them a single point from the mathematical certainty of qualification.
Early goals from French-based striker Marouane Chamakh and Youssef Hadji leaves Morocco needing a draw away against Malawi to qualify for next January’s finals in Ghana.
World Cup finalists Angola and Togo will be through to the finals if they win their next ties.
Uganda with 7 pointe behind Nigeria is the third best 2nd placed team after Sudan and Zambia.
Next games
June 16
Lesotho v Uganda
September 8
Uganda v Niger
JOHANNESBURG - Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Morocco moved to within one point of qualification for the African Nations Cup finals on a weekend overshadowed by the death of 12 spectators in a stampede in Zambia.
Spectators were trampled in a rush for free buses at the end of Zambia’s 3-0 win over Congo in Chililabombwe on the country’s northern copperbelt on Saturday.
The deaths were the latest in a long list of tragedies at African stadia, light on proper crowd control and adequate security arrangements.
The Chelsea pair of Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored the first and last goal in the Ivory Coast's 5-0 demolition of Madagascar in Bouake on Sunday, with Arouna Kone (2) and Gneri Yaya Toure grabbing the others.
The match was played in a carnival atmosphere in the former capital of the rebel held north as officials marked the peace deal signed in March. The rout lifted the Ivorians’ tally to 13 goals in three games without a goal conceded.
Cameron also kept up their 100 percent record in the qualifying competition as Samuel Eto’o got the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Liberia in Monrovia.
Morocco’s 2-0 win over Zimbabwe in Casablanca also sees them a single point from the mathematical certainty of qualification.
Early goals from French-based striker Marouane Chamakh and Youssef Hadji leaves Morocco needing a draw away against Malawi to qualify for next January’s finals in Ghana.
World Cup finalists Angola and Togo will be through to the finals if they win their next ties.
Uganda with 7 pointe behind Nigeria is the third best 2nd placed team after Sudan and Zambia.