South
Sudan have qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers group stage ,after they won the first leg of
their tie against Seychelles 2-1, the Bright
Stars followed it up with a 1-0 victory away from home to go through 3-1
on aggregate.
It was a victory that brought joy to thousands of fans in South Sudan
who jubilated on the streets as the Bright Stars joined Group B of the
qualifiers majestically.
Speaking to www.soka25east.com
South Sudan Football Association(SSFA) President Michael Amin said “We are
indeed delighted by the hardwork and dedication from the team.We are slowly
joining the table of men in African football and we intend to be even more
competitive.
South Sudan will play in Group B of qualifying with Burkina Faso, Uganda
and Malawi.
Sao
Tome e Principe also followed up their 3-1 famous
3-1 first-leg win over Mauritius with a 2-1 victory in their home leg on
Sunday to go through 5-2 overall.
Sao Tome will be in Group C of qualifying for the 2021 Nations Cup alongside
Ghana, South Africa and Sudan.
Gambia and Chad both needed
penalties to reach the group phase of qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of
Nations as South Sudan and Sao Tome e Principe secured their places with
aggregate victories.
The Gambia hosted Djibouti at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, just
outside the capital, with the preliminary round tie level at 1-1 from the first
leg.
The second leg also finished 1-1 leaving the tie at 2-2 overall.
It went to a penalty shoot-out with the home fans willing on their team
as The Gambia won 3-2 on spot-kicks to progress to Group D of qualifying where
they will meet the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Angola.
Chad also went through via penalties after they won the home leg of
their tie against Liberia 1-0 to make it 1-1 on
aggregate.
Liberia’s captain Sam Johnson was sent off shortly after the break for a
second booking with Chad then capitalising to score the only goal of the second
leg.
In the subsequent shoot-out, Chad just edged Liberia 5-4 to make it
through to Group A of qualifying where they will face Mali, Guinea and Namibia.
The first
two rounds of group matches will be played during the international window in
November.
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