Sihlangu loses again, Bafana Held
Sihlangu lost again on the trip to Congo while SOUTH Africa and Sierra Leone played out to a goalless draw in their African Cup of Nations Group G soccer qualifier in Freetown last night.
The result followed Bafana Bafana?s 2-0 home win over Niger last month and came on the same day that the Niger outfit upset African giants Egypt 1-0 in Niamey. Niger and Egypt are also in Group G.
Despite their loss to South Africa, Niger showed they are still a force to be reckoned with after a significant win over Egypt at the Seyni Kountche Stadium.
The six-time African champions were stunned by a Niger side determined to write their name in continental football. Moussa Maazou made the difference after a monumental error from Egyptian left back Mohamed Abdul Shafi in the 34th minute of the game. The goal settled the contest.
The result came as a huge boost to Niger who are rated 154th in the Fifa rankings. The defeat means that Egpyt, hot favourites in Group G, have only a point after two matches.
The 11 group winners, plus the top three runners-up qualify for the finals, which are being co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe?s poor start on the road to the 2012 Cup of Nations continued yesterday when they drew 0-0 at home against Cape Verde.
The draw was Zimbabwe?s second draw in their Group A qualifying matches after drawing 1-1 away to bottom-placed Liberia last month in Monrovia. Zimbabwe, led by their England-based striker and captain Benjani Mwaruwari, wasted numerous chances in the first half.
Cape Verde, on the other hand, defended resolutely to stay unbeaten in Group A after opening their account with a 1-0 home win over Mali in September.
The Islanders maintain their lead of Group A on four points while Zimbabwe are third on two points, one behind second-placed Mali, who beat visitors Liberia 2-1 on Saturday.
An own goal saved Cameroon from the prospect of a rare home defeat but a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Garoua on Saturday dented their 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying hopes.
Two dropped points leave Cameroon vulnerable in a tough group where their major rivals Senegal went to the top of the Group E standings after hammering Mauritius 7-0 at home.
Cameroon?s failure to win in new coach Javier Clemente?s home debut was the only surprise result among the 11 Nations Cup qualifiers played on Saturday.
Yesterday?s results: Sierra Leone 0 South Africa 0, Guinea 1 Nigeria 0, Niger 1 Egypt 0, Congo 3 Swaziland 1, Central Africa 2 Algeria 0, Togo 1 Tunisia 2, Zimbabwe 0 Cape Verde 0, Madagascar 0 Ethiopia 1.
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