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Stephane Mbia

Whoever said African football was boring clearly didn’t watch Wednesday night’s African Cup of Nations qualifying with produced 39 goals scored across 14 games and saw Algeria guarantee their place at the tournament proper in Morocco next year.
In Group A, South Africa failed to take their chance to qualify after playing to a 0-0 draw against Congo in Polokwane while Nigeria kept their qualification hopes alive with a 3-1 win over Sudan thanks to a brace from Ahmed Musa and a goal from Aaron Samuel.
Nigeria have now climbed to third place in Group A with four points from as many matches. South Africa lead the standings on eight points, while Congo are second with seven points. Sudan are bottom with three points.
In Group B, Algeria maintained their perfect record in qualifying with a comfortable 3-0 win over Malawi while Ethiopia came from a goal down to shock Mali into a 3-2 defeat.
The win assures Algeria of a place in Morocco 2015 with 12 points from their four games. Mali, despite their loss, are second with six points followed by Ethiopia in third and Malawi in last spot, both with three points.
In Group C, Angola kept their hopes of qualifying alive with their first win after an impressive 4-0 thumping of Lesotho while Burkina Faso and a ten man Gabon played to a 1-1 draw.
Gabon still top the group with eight points from four games, one point ahead of second placed Burkina Faso. Angola are up to four points while Lesotho are still without a win and are on two points at the bottom of Group C.
Cameroon continue to dictate terms in Group D with first half goals by Leonard Kweuke and captain Stephane Mbia handing them an easy 2-0 win over Sierra Leone. In the match of the evening DR Congo recorded a giant-killing act in Abidjan when they shocked hosts Ivory Coast 4-3 in a Group D match.
Cameroon top the group with ten points from four games, but in a shock win DR Congo have moved up to second with six points. Ivory Coast are also on six points, but in third place due to head-to-head statistics while Sierra Leone prop up the standings with a point.
In Group E, Ghana got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win over Guinea while a single goal from Serge Akakpo handed Togo a 1-0 win over Uganda.
Ghana top the group with eight points from four games played, followed by Togo with six points, Uganda in third with four and Guinea at the bottom of the standings also with four points.
Zambia got their qualifying campaign back on track in Group F after goals from Rainford Kalaba, Emmanuel Mayuka and Kennedy Mweene (penalty) handed them an impressive 3-0 win over Niger. In the groups other game a goal from Heldon handed Cape Verde a 1-0 win over Mozambique.
Cape Verde top Group F with nine points and only need a point in their next match to ensure qualification for Morocco next year. Zambia are second with five points with Mozambique in third also on five points. Niger are still without a win in qualifying and are on two points at the bottom of the standings.
A 95th minute goal from Ferjani Sassi saw Tunisia steal a late 1-0 win over Senegal to top Group G while Egypt recorded their second three point haul with a 2-0 win over Botswana.
Tunisia top Group G with ten points from four games followed by Senegal in second with seven points. Egypt are in third place with six points while Botswana are still to register a single point.
By SuperSports