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Ethiopia hit Somalia for five to progress

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:43:00 GMT

Omod Okwury scored within in five minutes, and two goals each from Shimeles Belkele and Getaneh Kebede completed a 5-0 win for Ethiopia over Somalia in the second leg of their first round qualifier for Brazil 2014.

Adebayor leads Togo as minnows fall

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:51:00 GMT

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.

Somalia, Ethiopia play out stalemate

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:24:00 GMT

All is still to play for in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying tie between Somalia and Ethiopia after the two sides drew 0-0 in their first leg in Djibouti today.

Africa sets off on road to Brazil

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:38:00 GMT

The long journey for African representatives aiming to reach Brazil 2014 commences this weekend with 22 nations participating in Round One.

Mosimane: Attitude and emotion key factors

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:13:00 GMT

"Botswana is a local derby. Most of their players play in South Africa and against them, the attitude and the emotions will be the key factors,” Pitso Mosimane, South Africa coach.

Rising neighbours look to test Bafana

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:17:00 GMT

Previous FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa will be pleased with their draw in Group A of African qualifying, but nevertheless will face strong challenges from Botswana and Central African Republic.

The preliminaries in numbers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT

With the South Africa 2010 field now completed, FIFA.com looks at the stories behind the numbers from a record-breaking qualifying phase.

Africans prepare for take-off

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:12:00 GMT

With the continental qualifiers for South Africa 2010 fast approaching, African sides have been fine-tuning their preparations at home and abroad.

Drama at the Draw

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:17:00 GMT

A thrilling Preliminary Draw to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa took place in Durban today, with 170 teams discovering their tasks.

FIFA World Cup qualifiers get underway in Africa

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:15:00 GMT

Qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will soon be getting underway on the host continent with five places up for grabs.