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Setback For Leone Stars....As Equatorial Guinea Cruises To 2-0 Victory
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Jun 1, 2008, 16:47

Sierra Leone’s bid to qualify for the FIFA 2010 world Cup and CAF African Nations Cup suffered a setback when they lost away to lowly rated Equatorial Guinea 2-0 in Malabo. The presence of Leone Stars captain Mohamed Kallon and several foreign based players made no difference to a squad that lacks cohesion and needs more tactical discipline to compete in a qualifying group that feature African giants Nigeria and South Africa.

 

A win in Malabo would have put Leone Stars in a vantage position with three points up when they host South Africa in Freetown Saturday June 8  2008.Now Leone Stars need to win all their home matches and secure a win away if going to South Africa is a priority.

 According to reports monitored from Malabo Leone Stars notwithstanding the injection of the fresh legs of Kei Kamara of San Jose Earthquakes and Gibrilla Woobay in the attack never posed any serious threats to the Equatorial Guinea defence. The burden is now on newly appointed Leone Stars Coach Ahmed Kanu to transform the talents at his disposal to a more formidable squad. Results of matches played this weekend are displayed below.

 

 

 

2010 World Cup Qualifiers
GROUP 1

P W D L GF GA Pts
Cameroon 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Tanzania 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Mauritius 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Cape Verde 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

01-02/06/08: Cameroon 2-0 Cape Verde
01-02/06/08: Tanzania 1-1 Mauritius

06-08/06/08: Cape Verde v Tanzania
06-08/06/08: Mauritius v Cameroon

13-15/06/08: Tanzania v Cameroon
13-15/06/08: Mauritius v Cape Verde

20-22/06/08: Cameroon v Tanzania
20-22/06/08: Cape Verde v Mauritius

05-07/09/08: Mauritius v Tanzania
05-07/09/08: Cape Verde v Cameroon

10-12/10/08: Tanzania v Cape Verde
10-12/10/08: Cameroon v Mauritius

GROUP 2

P W D L GF GA Pts
Namibia 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Guinea 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Kenya 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

01-02/06/08: Guinea 0-0 Zimbabwe
01-02/06/08: Namibia 2-1 Kenya

06-08/06/08: Kenya v Guinea
06-08/06/08: Zimbabwe v Namibia

13-15/06/08: Namibia v Guinea
13-15/06/08: Kenya v Zimbabwe

20-22/06/08: Guinea v Namibia
20-22/06/08: Zimbabwe v Kenya

05-07/09/08: Zimbabwe v Guinea
05-07/09/08: Kenya v Namibia

10-12/10/08: Guinea v Kenya
10-12/10/08: Namibia v Zimbabwe

GROUP 3

P W D L GF GA Pts
Angola 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Uganda 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Niger 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Benin 1 0 0 1 0 3 0

01-02/06/08: Uganda 1-0 Niger
01-02/06/08: Angola 3-0 Benin

06-08/06/08: Niger v Angola
06-08/06/08: Benin v Uganda

13-15/06/08: Niger v Benin
13-15/06/08: Uganda v Angola

20-22/06/08: Benin v Niger
20-22/06/08: Angola v Uganda

05-07/09/08: Benin v Angola
05-07/09/08: Niger v Uganda

10-12/10/08: Angola v Niger
10-12/10/08: Uganda v Benin

GROUP 4

P W D L GF GA Pts
Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Eq Guinea 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
S. Leone 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Sth Africa 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

01-02/06/08: Eq Guinea 2-0 Sierra Leone
01-02/06/08: Nigeria 2-0 South Africa

06-08/06/08: Sierra Leone v Nigeria
06-08/06/08: South Africa v Eq Guinea

13-15/06/08: Eq Guinea v Nigeria
13-15/06/08: Sierra Leone v South Africa

20-22/06/08: Nigeria v Eq Guinea
20-22/06/08: South Africa v Sierra Leone

05-07/09/08: Sierra Leone v Eq Guinea
05-07/09/08: South Africa v Nigeria

10-12/10/08: Nigeria v Sierra Leone
10-12/10/08: Eq Guinea v South Africa

GROUP 5

P W D L GF GA Pts
Ghana 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Gabon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya 1 0 0 1 0 3 0

01-02/06/08: Gabon P-P Lesotho
Postponed until another date TBA after Lesotho failed to arrive in Gabon
01-02/06/08: Ghana 3-0 Libya

06-08/06/08: Lesotho v Ghana
06-08/06/08: Libya v Gabon

13-15/06/08: Gabon v Ghana
13-15/06/08: Lesotho v Libya

20-22/06/08: Ghana v Gabon
20-22/06/08: Libya v Lesotho

05-07/09/08: Lesotho v Gabon
05-07/09/08: Libya v Ghana

10-12/10/08: Gabon v Libya
10-12/10/08: Ghana v Lesotho

GROUP 6

P W D L GF GA Pts
Senegal 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Gambia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Liberia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

01-02/06/08: Senegal 1-0 Algeria
01-02/06/08: Liberia 1-1 Gambia

06-08/06/08: Gambia v Senegal
06-08/06/08: Algeria v Liberia

13-15/06/08: Liberia v Senegal
13-15/06/08: Gambia v Algeria

20-22/06/08: Senegal v Liberia
20-22/06/08: Algeria v Gambia

05-07/09/08: Gambia v Liberia
05-07/09/08: Algeria v Senegal

10-12/10/08: Liberia v Algeria
10-12/10/08: Senegal v Gambia

GROUP 7

P W D L GF GA Pts
Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Botswana 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Madagascar 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mozambique 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

01-02/06/08: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique
01-02/06/08: Botswana 0-0 Madagascar

06-08/06/08: Mozambique v Botswana
06-08/06/08: Madagascar v Ivory Coast

13-15/06/08: Botswana v Ivory Coast
13-15/06/08: Madagascar v Mozambique

20-22/06/08: Ivory Coast v Botswana
20-22/06/08: Mozambique v Madagascar

05-07/09/08: Madagascar v Botswana
05-07/09/08: Mozambique v Ivory Coast

10-12/10/08: Botswana v Mozambique
10-12/10/08: Ivory Coast v Madagascar

GROUP 8

P W D L GF GA Pts
Rwanda 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Morocco 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Ethiopia 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Mauritania 1 0 0 1 0 3 0

01-02/06/08: Rwanda 3-0 Mauritania
01-02/06/08: Morocco 3-0 Ethiopia

06-08/06/08: Ethiopia v Rwanda
06-08/06/08: Mauritania v Morocco

13-15/06/08: Mauritania v Ethiopia
13-15/06/08: Rwanda v Morocco

20-22/06/08: Ethiopia v Mauritania
20-22/06/08: Morocco v Rwanda

05-07/09/08: Ethiopia v Morocco
05-07/09/08: Mauritania v Rwanda

10-12/10/08: Morocco v Mauritania
10-12/10/08: Rwanda v Ethiopia

GROUP 9

P W D L GF GA Pts
Burkina Faso 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Burundi 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Seychelles 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

01-02/06/08: Burundi 0-0 Seychelles
01-02/06/08: Tunisia 1-2 Burkina Faso

06-08/06/08: Seychelles v Tunisia
06-08/06/08: Burkina Faso v Burundi

13-15/06/08: Seychelles v Burkina Faso
13-15/06/08: Burundi v Tunisia

20-22/06/08: Tunisia v Burundi
20-22/06/08: Burkina Faso v Seychelles

05-07/09/08: Seychelles v Burundi
05-07/09/08: Burkina Faso v Tunisia

10-12/10/08: Burundi v Burkina Faso
10-12/10/08: Tunisia v Seychelles

GROUP 10

P W D L GF GA Pts
Mali 1 1 0 0 4 2 3
Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo 1 0 0 1 2 4 0

01-02/06/08: Sudan P-P Chad
Game postponed by Fifa until another date TBA due political tensions
01-02/06/08: Mali 4-2 Congo

06-08/06/08: Chad v Mali
06-08/06/08: Congo v Sudan

13-15/06/08: Sudan v Mali
13-15/06/08: Chad v Congo

20-22/06/08: Mali v Sudan
20-22/06/08: Congo v Chad

05-07/09/08: Chad v Sudan
05-07/09/08: Congo v Mali

10-12/10/08: Mali v Chad
10-12/10/08: Sudan v Congo

GROUP 11

P W D L GF GA Pts
Togo 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zambia 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

NB: Eritrea withdrew from the qualifiers due to problems within the country's football association.

01-02/06/08: Togo 1-0 Zambia

06-08/06/08: Swaziland v Togo

13-15/06/08: Swaziland v Zambia

20-22/06/08: Zambia v Swaziland

05-07/09/08: Zambia v Togo

10-12/10/08: Togo v Swaziland

GROUP 12

P W D L GF GA Pts
Malawi 1 1 0 0 8 1 3
Egypt 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
DR Congo 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Djibouti 1 0 0 1 1 8 0

01-02/06/08: Egypt 2-1 DR Congo
01-02/06/08: Malawi 8-1 Djibouti

06-08/06/08: Djibouti v Egypt
06-08/06/08: DR Congo v Malawi

13-15/06/08: Djibouti v DR Congo
13-15/06/08: Malawi v Egypt

20-22/06/08: Egypt v Malawi
20-22/06/08: DR Congo v Djibouti

05-07/09/08: Djibouti v Malawi
05-07/09/08: DR Congo v Egypt

10-12/10/08: Egypt v Djibouti
10-12/10/08: Malawi v DR Congo

Preliminary qualifiers

14/10/07: Madagascar 6-2 Comoros
11/11/07: Comoros 0-4 Madagascar
Madagascar qualify 10-2 on aggregate

14/10/07: Sierra Leone 1-0 Guinea Bissau
11/11/07: Guinea Bissau 0-0 Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone win 1-0 on aggregate

14/10/07: Djibouti 1-0 Somalia
Match played over one leg due to security concerns, Djibouti win 1-0 on aggregate



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