By Our Reporter, Paynesville LIBERIA
Africa’s
road to the 2022 World Cup kicked off on Wednesday 4 September 2019 with eight
first-round, first-leg matches across the continent.
The headline result from the afternoon was a 1-1 draw in the East
African derby between Burundi and Tanzania in Bujumbura, with late goals from
Cedric Amissi and Simon Msuva, while the night game featured another derby
rivalry as Liberia got the better of fellow West Africans Sierra Leone 3-1 in
Paynesville.
Goals from Terrence Tisdell, Mohammed Sangare and Sam Johnson ensured it
was not a good return to international football for Sierra Leone, who have only
recently seen their Fifa ban lifted.
Namibia started out on the right foot in the group stage after they won
2-1 away to Eritrea – with a goal from Highlands Park striker Peter Shaulile –
while Lesotho claimed a fine result by holding Ethiopia 0-0 away in Bahir Dar.
Equatorial Guinea hold the edge in their tie against South Sudan after a
1-1 away draw, and Mozambique defeated Mauritius 1-0 in Belle Vue thanks to an
early goal from Telinho.
Eswatini (in their first major qualification bid since changing their
name from Swaziland) lost 2-1 to Djibouti, but remain very much alive in the
tie thanks to their away goal, while Guinea-Bissau edged Sao Tome and Principe
1-0 away from home with a late penalty from Nanu.
The remainder of the first leg matches will be played on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, before the return legs are held on 8 and 10 September 2019. - Supersport
African World Cup qualifying results,
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Burundi 1-1 Tanzania
Eritrea 1-2 Namibia
Ethiopia 0-0 Lesotho
South Sudan 1-1 Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius 0-1 Mozambique
Djibouti 2-1 Eswatini
Sao Tome and Principe 0-1 Guinea-Bissau
Liberia 3-1 Sierra Leone
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