Panthers' historic leap to World Cup with a tad bit of Harambee Stars' help
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Reading Time: 3min | Tue. 14.10.25. | 15:35
Gabon top the table of the second-placed teams, so they have a playoff ticket in their pocket. However, if the Ivory Coast slip against Kenya...
That frantic 4-3 win at Kasarani stadium against the Gambia the other day, pushed Gabon on the verge of a historic feat - their first-ever World Cup qualification. At the same time, the very hero of the game, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored all four of the Panthers' goals, was sent off near the end of the match.
This means he won't be there tonight as Gabon play their last and crucial match at Stade de Franceville against Burundi (10 pm). Things look pretty clear for the hosts, who already have a playoff ticket in their pocket because they've collected 16 points on a collective runners-up table. However, the word hope is what they're looking for tonight - a hope that the Harambee Stars could snatch at least a point against the Ivory Coast, thus pushing Gabon to the top of Group F and straight to the World Cup.
Kenya's rival still hasn't conceded a single goal after nine games, which keeps them a point above Gabon in the overall standings (23 compared to 22 points).
On the other hand, Burundi has lost all of its last five games except for the win against Seychelles, the bottom side.
The crowd of more than 20,000 supporters are expected to witness the most significant tie in the Panthers' history.
WC QUALIFICATION AFRICA - MATCHDAY 10
Friday
South Sudan - Senegal 0-5 (0-1)
/Sarr 29, 54, Mane 46, Jackson 60 pen, Ndiaye C. 75/
Gambia - Gabon 3-4 (2-2)
/Minteh 23, Sidibeh 45+2, 47 - Aubameyang 20, 42, 62, 78/
Seychelles - Ivory Coast 0-7 (0-4)
/Sangare 7 pen, Agbadou 17, Diakite 32, Guessand 39, Diomande 55, Adingra 67, Kessie 90/
Sudan - Mauritania 0-0
Togo - DR Congo 0-1 (0-1)
/Bakambu 7/
Lesotho - Nigeria 1-2 (0-0)
/Kalake 83 - Troost-Ekong 55 pen, Adams 80/
Rwanda - Benin 0-1 (0-0)
/Tosin 80/
Sao Tome - Tunisia 0-6 (0-3)
/Chaouat 36, Saad 39, 43, Gharbi 47, Ben Romdhane 68 pen, 90/
Zimbabwe - South Africa 0-0
Sunday
Zambia - Niger 0-1 (0-0)
/Sosah 56/
Chad - Central African Republic 2-3 (0-2)
/Ecua 53, Mouandilmadji 87 - Mokonou 3, Baboula 31, Namnganda 90+3/
Burkina Faso - Ethiopia 3-1 (0-0)
/Kabore 65, 82, 90+6 - Ayten 84/
Djibouti - Sierra Leone 1-2 (1-1)
/Farah 29 - Bah 45+2, Tarawallie 72/
Egypt - Guinea-Bissau 1-0 (0-0)
/Hamdi 10/
Ghana - Comoros 1-0 (0-0)
/Kudus 47/
Mali - Madagascar 4-1 (2-0)
/Nene 39, Sinayoko 10,64, Diarra 90+5 - N'Zi 90/
Monday
Equatorial Guinea - Liberia 1-1 (1-1)
/Bikoro 14 - Andrews 27/
Sao Tome - Malawi 1-0 (0-0)
/Afonso 62 pen/
South Sudan - Togo 0-0
Tunisia - Namibia 3-0 (1-0)
/Abdi 28 pen, Mejbri 55, Sassi 64/
Cameroon - Angola 0-0
Cape Verde - Eswatini 3-0 (0-0)
/Rocha Livramento 48, Semedo 54, Stopira 90+1/
Lesotho - Zimbabwe 1-0 (0-0)
/Kalake 90+3/
Mauritius - Libya 0-0
Tuesday
16.00: (20.0) Seychelles (13.0) Gambia (1.08)
19.00: (1.65) Algeria (3.60) Uganda (5.80)
19.00: (1.57) Guinea (3.60) Botswana (7.25)
19.00: (1.37) Nigeria (4.50) Benin (10.0)
19.00: (1.20) S.Africa (5.90) Rwanda (20.0)
19.00: (9.00) Somalia (4.80) Mozambique (1.37)
22.00: (1.28) Dr Congo (5.40) Sudan (12.0)
22.00: (1.30) Gabon (5.00) Burundi (12.0)
22.00: (1.13) Ivory Coast (8.00) Kenya (22.0)
22.00: (1.02) Morocco (15.0) Congo (95.0)
22.00: (1.15) Senegal (7.75) Mauritania (19.0)
***odds are subject to change***
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