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by Kazeem Busari
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The
Super Eagles will play the Amavubi of Rwanda in Group A of the 2015
Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, starting in September, the
Confederation of African Football has said.
Rwanda defeated Congo 4-3 on penalties
on Saturday to complete the pool for the final phase of qualifiers for
the competition which hold in Morocco .
The other teams that made it to the final phase are Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Sierra Leone and Uganda .
The biggest casualties were Kenya and
Tanzania , who will yet again have to wait for another two years to
realise their dream of participating at the continent’s showpiece
football event for the first time in as many years.
Sierra Leone had the easiest of paths,
going through without kicking a ball following the withdrawal of Sierra
Leone from the second leg. The Leone Stars won the first leg 2-0 in
Freetown .
Kenya settled for a barren draw with
Lesotho in Nairobi on Sunday, enough to see the latter through 1-0 on
aggregate whilst Tanzania slipped to a 2-1 loss to Mozambique in Maputo .
Elias Pelembe Dominguez scored the winner seven minutes from time.
Tanzanian sensation Mbwana Samata canceled Josemar’s first half lead
mid-way through the second half.
In Nouakchott , the Cranes of Uganda
silenced hosts Mauritania , thanks to Robert Ssentongo’s late strike and
seal their place 3-0 on aggregate.
Earlier on Saturday, Malawi and Rwanda
edged Benin and Congo on penalties to go through whilst a 1-1 draw in
Bissau against Guinea Bissau pushed Botswana into the final round.
The group phase will commence on
September 5 to November 19, 2014 with the winners and runners-up of each
group, plus the best third-placed team, qualifying for the final
tournament scheduled from January 17 to February 8, 2015 in Morocco.
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