2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF First Round
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This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
and the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
as of July 2007). The actual draw was apparently conducted one day before the format was announced by CAF. The pairings were:
v v v v v
São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic both withdrew in early September. As a result, Swaziland and Seychelles (the highest ranked of the ten nations) were no longer required to play in this round, and the teams they were originally matched against, Somalia and Djibouti, were redrawn to play each other instead. The tie between Djibouti and Somalia was played as a one leg tie in Djibouti, as Somalia was not deemed suitable for FIFA matches; the other two ties were played as two leg ties.
The winners advanced to the Second Round
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Tsaralaza
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Ibor
|stadium = Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
|attendance = 7,754
|referee = Wellington Kaoma (Zambia
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
and the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Format
Five knockout ties were originally required, involving the ten lowest ranked African countries (based on FIFA rankingsFIFA World Rankings
The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Spain. The teams of the member nations of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
as of July 2007). The actual draw was apparently conducted one day before the format was announced by CAF. The pairings were:
v v v v v
São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic both withdrew in early September. As a result, Swaziland and Seychelles (the highest ranked of the ten nations) were no longer required to play in this round, and the teams they were originally matched against, Somalia and Djibouti, were redrawn to play each other instead. The tie between Djibouti and Somalia was played as a one leg tie in Djibouti, as Somalia was not deemed suitable for FIFA matches; the other two ties were played as two leg ties.
The winners advanced to the Second Round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The 48 qualifiers were split into 12 groups of four in the draw held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007...
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Matches
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Rija Rakotomandimby is a Malagasy footballer with Fanilo Japan Actuels in his home country. He is also a member of the Madagascar national football team.-External links:...
Tsaralaza
Jean Tsaralaza
Jean de l'Or Carolus Tsaralaza is a Malagasy footballer, who is currently playing for St. Louis Suns United.-Club career:...
|goals2 = Midtadi
Ibor
Bakar Ibor
Ibor Bakar is a Franco-Comorian footballer. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for US Marignane....
|stadium = Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Antananarivo
Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....
|attendance = 7,754
|referee = Wellington Kaoma (Zambia
Football Association of Zambia
The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of football in Zambia. It was founded in 1929, and affiliated to FIFA in 1964. It is also a member of the Confederation of African Football. It organizes the national football league and the national team.- External links :* * at the FIFA...
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Rakotomandimby
Rija Rakotomandimby
Rija Rakotomandimby is a Malagasy footballer with Fanilo Japan Actuels in his home country. He is also a member of the Madagascar national football team.-External links:...
Robson
Hubert Robson
Hubert Robson Razakananantena is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for Fanilo Japan Actuels.-External links:*...
|stadium = Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh is a multi-use stadium in Mitsamiouli, Comoros. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It was opened in 2007 as part of FIFA's Win in Africa with Africa program. It is named after former Comoros head, Said Mohamed Cheikh. It replaced Stade de Beaumer as the...
, Moroni
Moroni, Comoros
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|attendance = 1,610
|referee = Jerome Damon
Jerome Damon
Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...
(South Africa
South African Football Association
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Madagascar won 10 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The 48 qualifiers were split into 12 groups of four in the draw held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007...
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Djibouti advanced to the Second Round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The 48 qualifiers were split into 12 groups of four in the draw held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007...
. This tie was played as a one leg tie in Djibouti, as Somalia was not deemed suitable for FIFA matches.
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Sierra Leone won 1 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The 48 qualifiers were split into 12 groups of four in the draw held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007...
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Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored over 5 games, for an average of 2.80 goals per game.4 goals Faneva Imà Andriantsima
2 goals
Lalaina Nomenjanahary
Lalaina Nomenjanahary
Lalaina Nomenjanahary is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for CS Avion in France.-External links:*...
Rija Rakotomandimby
Rija Rakotomandimby
Rija Rakotomandimby is a Malagasy footballer with Fanilo Japan Actuels in his home country. He is also a member of the Madagascar national football team.-External links:...
1 goals
Bakar Ibor
Bakar Ibor
Ibor Bakar is a Franco-Comorian footballer. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for US Marignane....
Daoud Midtadi
Hussein Yassin Hubert Robson
Hubert Robson
Hubert Robson Razakananantena is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for Fanilo Japan Actuels.-External links:*...
Jean Tsaralaza
Jean Tsaralaza
Jean de l'Or Carolus Tsaralaza is a Malagasy footballer, who is currently playing for St. Louis Suns United.-Club career:...
Kewullay Conteh
Kewullay Conteh
Kewullay Conteh is a Sierra Leonean footballer currently playing for Serie B side Piacenza. He is also a first choice defender for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team...