Senegal, defeating Egypt as in the final of the African Cup of Nations, Cameroon, overthrowing against Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Ghana, won their qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the exit from the return jump-offs in the Africa zone.
Remake of the last CAN final, the Senegal-Egypt poster pushed the mimicry to a new penalty shootout.
And as in February, the exercise turned to the advantage of Sadio Mané and his family (3 pens to 1).
The Liverpool striker will go to Qatar, unlike his Reds team-mate Mohamed Salah.
Beaten in the first leg 1-0 in Cairo, the Senegalese opened the scoring through Boulaye Dia in the 3rd minute, but everything was decided on penalties, during a session where the first four shooters failed, at Salah's picture.
Not Sadio Mané, who concluded victoriously like at the CAN.
Senegal will play its third World Cup at the end of the year (November 21-December 18), to the delight of the 50,000 spectators present at the brand new Diamniadio stadium, near Dakar.
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Terrible disappointment on the contrary for the Algerian supporters in Blida.
Victorious 1-0 in the first leg in Cameroon, the Fennecs were beaten after extra time by a goal from Karl Toko Ekambi (120th + 4, 2-1).
Eric Choupo-Moting had taken advantage of a missed exit from Raïs M'Bolhi to open the scoring (22nd).
Ahmed Touba equalized and believed to snatch the qualification for his people (118th), but it was without counting on Toko Ekambi, author of the winning goal at the end of the night.
The Cameroonians will be there with an eighth participation.
Morocco is a hit
Morocco will also be on the trip after their 4-1 success in Casablanca against the Democratic Republic of Congo (1-1 in the first leg).
Azzedine Ounahi, author of a double (21st, 54th), Tarik Tissoudali (45 + 7) and Achraf Hakimi (69th) offered their country a sixth participation in a World Cup.
The Congolese saved their honor with the very nice sequence of Ben Malango at the end of the game (77th).
Tunisia will also see Qatar, thanks to their 1-0 success in the first leg in Mali, thanks to Moussa Sissako.
On the return to Radès, the two teams were neutralized 0-0.
The Malians were denied a goal at the start of the game (4th) for an offside by Abdoulaye Diaby.
After a first leg without a winner (0-0), Ghana also obtained its ticket by going to draw 1-1 in Nigeria.
Thanks to this away goal counting double (the rule is still in force in the Africa zone, editor's note), the Black Stars will participate in their first World Cup for eight years.
Captain Thomas Partey opened the scoring with a long shot (10th).
William Troost-Ekong tied the two teams from the penalty spot (22nd).
In vain for the Super Eagles, who will not play a seventh final phase.
