CAN: Four more qualified, Sierra Leone-Benin imbroglio

Mauritania, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde qualified for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) on Tuesday and there is only one ticket left to be taken, which Sierra Leone and Benin were unable to compete in. due to an imbroglio mixed with Covid.

Angry Beninese delegation

Six “Squirrels” from Benin tested positive upon arrival in Freetown, including top performers Steve Mounié and Jodel Dossou, and were unable to participate in the deciding match.

The anger of the Beninese delegation and the doubt about the contamination of the players led to long discussions.

In the end, the meeting did not take place and was postponed.

Sierra Leone must beat Benin to qualify.

In other meetings, Guinea Bissau largely dominated the Congo (3-0) to win its place in Cameroon.

The Mauritania of Corentin Martins won in the Central African Republic (1-0) and passes at the expense of Burundi, beaten anyway in Morocco (1-0).

Ethiopia, although beaten in Côte d'Ivoire (3-1), kept one point ahead of Madagascar.

The Malagasy “Bareas” (zebus) missed the boat by being unable to beat Niger (0-0), yet already eliminated.

Finally Cape Verde secured its place by winning in Mozambique (1-0).

The 2021 edition of the CAN has been postponed to next year in Cameroon (January 15-February 28, 2022).

The results:

Group E:

Tuesday

Morocco - Burundi 1 - 0

Central African Republic - Mauritania 0 - 1

Classification: PTS JGNP Bp Bc Dif.

1. Morocco 14 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 Qualified

2. Mauritania 9 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 Qualified

3. Burundi 5 6 1 2 3 6 9 -4

4. Central African Republic 4 6 1 1 4 5 11 -6

Group F:

Tuesday

Cameroon - Rwanda 0 - 0

Mozambique - Cape Verde 0 - 1

Classification: PTS JGNP Bp Bc Dif.

1. Cameroon 11 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 Qualified

2. Cape Verde 10 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 Qualified

3. Rwanda 6 6 1 3 2 1 3 -2

4. Mozambique 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 - 5

Group I:

Tuesday

Guinea-Bissau - Congo 3 - 0

Senegal - Eswatini 1 - 1

Classification: PTS JGNP Bp Bc Dif.

1. Senegal 14 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 Qualified

2. Guinea Bissau 9 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 Qualified

3. Congo 8 6 2 2 2 5 5 0

4. Eswatini 2 6 0 2 4 3 13 -10

Group K:

Tuesday

Ivory Coast - Ethiopia 3 - 1

Madagascar - Niger 0 - 0

Classification: PTS JGNP Bp Bc Dif.

1. Côte d'Ivoire 13 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 Qualified

2. Ethiopia 9 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 Qualified

3. Madagascar 8 6 2 2 2 9 9 0

4. Niger 4 6 1 1 4 3 13 -10

Group L:

Tuesday

Nigeria - Lesotho 3 - 0

Sierra Leone - Benin postponed

Classification: PTS JGNP Bp Bc Dif.

1. Nigeria 14 6 4 2 0 14 7 +7 Qualified

2. Benin 7 5 2 1 2 3 3 0

3. Sierra Leone 4 5 0 4 1 5 6 -1

4. Lesotho 3 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6

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