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2010 World Cup qualifying draw results
Accra, Nov. 25, Ghanadot/GNA - Ghana have
been drawn against Libya, Gabon, Lesotho for the second
round of Africa's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Africa has three rounds of qualification, the first of which
is already completed. There are twelve groups of four taking
part, and the twelve group winners shall advance to third
round along with the eight best-runners up.
Information gathered from South Africa on Sunday evening
indicates that from there, the 20 remaining teams will be
split into five groups of four for a qualification battle
that also serves to determine who will play at the 2010
African Cup of Nations in Angola.
The four group winners in Stage 3 advance to the World Cup
and they would be joined by second and third place teams
from each group at the Cup of Nations.
This means that South Africa will actually take part in the
WC qualifying campaign despite being hosts of the World Cup,
and Angola will do likewise in spite of being in the Cup of
Nations.
Angola will compete only for a World Cup place while South
Africa will obviously play only towards a spot in the Cup of
Nations.
The groupings are:
Group 1 - Cape Verde Islands, Tanzania, Mauritius.
Group 2 - Guinea, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya.
Group 3 - Angola, Benin, Uganda, Niger.
Group 4 Nigeria, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea and
Sierra Leone
Group 5 Ghana, Libya, Gabon, Lesotho
Group 6 Senegal, Algeria, Liberia, Gambia
Group 7 - Cote DIvoire, Mozambique, Botswana, Madagascar
Group 8 Morocco, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mauritania
Group 9 Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Seychelles
Group 10 Mali, Congo, Sudan, Chad
Group 11 Togo, Zambia, Eritrea, Swaziland
Group 12- Egypt, Congo DR, Malawi, Djibouti
At a glittering draw ceremony, FIFA President Sepp Blatter
and South African President Thabo Mbeki both said that
preparations for the finals were well advanced.
"It's the kick-off, it's the window to South Africa," said
Blatter at the start of the draw which was attended by
around 3,000 delegates as well as being watched massive
global television audience.
"Now there's no doubt that the 2010 World
Cup will be here, will be a big success," he added.
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