Tunisia made it two wins from two, while South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire all had to make do with away draws on Saturday in the African qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014.
Algeria are just one of the African favourites making tricky away debuts this weekend in Brazil 2014 qualifying, while Ghana travel to face continental champions Zambia. FIFA.com previews a heavy schedule of crucial fixtures in Africa.
African champions Zambia lost 2-0 in Sudan, while the team they beat in the continental final, Côte d'Ivoire, defeated Tanzania on a busy Saturday of 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying action.
Côte d'Ivoire opened their Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Tanzania, while Morocco earned a 1-1 draw at Gambia, and Tunisia survived a scare to beat Equatorial Guinea 3-1.
The Brazil 2014 preliminaries reach the group stage in Africa this weekend with a host of continental giants seeking to ease anxieties by making a positive start to their respective campaigns.
"I think we have a lot of scope for progress, as the core of the team consists mainly of young players. Côte d’Ivoire, on the other hand, have several players who are at their peak, and others who are hopefully on their way down," Eric Gerets, ...
