Emmanuel Adebayor returned to the Togo side to help them become one of ten teams into the group stage of African qualifying for Brazil 2014, which also included Kenya, who eased by Seychelles.
On the first matchday in the African Zone of Brazil 2014 qualifying, scores favoured the away teams as six out of the ten won on a goal-laden day for travellers.
The long journey for African representatives aiming to reach Brazil 2014 commences this weekend with 22 nations participating in Round One.
Despite their recent worrying dip in form, Egypt are the favourites to take Group G of African qualifying, where the threat will come from improving Guinea and Zimbabwe.
The Cup of Nations was a showcase for players seemingly on the cusp of greatness. We look at Egypt’s Gedo and a few other stars in the making.
Mozambique and their Dutch coach Mart Nooij stand between Nigeria and the quarter-finals at the Cup of Nations in Angola, and they are not afraid.
