Mozambique vs.Malawi 0-3 (0-0) Malawi advances on 1-14 aggr. Goals by Both Chawingas (Temwa 51' and Tabitha 72') and Sabina Thom (82')
DR Congo 1 - Tanzania 0 DR Congo advances on 3-2 aggr. Botswana 2 - Namibia 2 Botswana advances on 3-2 aggr.
FIRST ROUND August 26 - September 3, 2019 Ivory Coast vs. Mali Algeria vs. Nigeria Ethiopia vs. Cameroon DR Congo vs. Equatorial Guinea Gabon vs. Ghana Malawi vs. Kenya Zambia vs. Zimbabwe Botswana vs. South Africa SECOND ROUND September 30 - October 8, 2019 Ivory Coast/Mali winner vs. Algeria/Nigeria winner Ethiopia/Cameroon winner vs. DR Congo/Equatorial Guinea winner Gabon/Ghana winner vs. Malawi/Kenya winner Zambia/Zimbabwe winner vs. Botswana/South Africa winner
Aside from the Malawi - Mozambique series, every aggregate series was decided by two goals or less. That's pretty cool! I hope the first round is as evenly matched as the preliminary round was.
Gabon's win v Congo is a good story - the Gabon women's team hadn't played since 2015, and Congo won the first leg 2-0 away (Paulmiche Mahouma 38', Charmelle Moundzeli 40'). But Gabon also won 2-0 away, with second-half goals (Reine Edzoumou 71', Doris Wassenda, 82'). - Match report (Archived) Gabon's penalty victory means they've equalled their 2015 run in the Olympic quals, when South Africa beat Gabon in round 2. Gabon celebrate in Brazzaville, Congo (Photo: CAF) And in Windhoek, it was screamomania Namibia [white] 2 - 2 Botswana [blue], 2-3 agg. - youtube.com/watch?v=Yidl_O6a294 Chad played their first home women's match as they drew 1-1 with the well-ranked Algeria (1-3 agg.). The first Chad women's goalscorer was Larkinguem Solange after 88', to equalize Algeria's decisive 8th-minute goal, scorer unknown. The female and male Chad teams use the nickname Sao, after the ancient civilization there. Photo: TchadInfos - see match report, 9 Apr 2019 (Archived) Also, quick match reports from Morocco v Mali, Mozambique v Malawi, and DR Congo v Tanzania (1-0: Grâce Fwamba 45') in Kinshasa.
Malawi is getting the Chawinga sister for their games against Kenya. http://www.maravipost.com/mkandawire-maintains-cosafa-squad-for-kenya-encounter/ Their coach thinks the sistesr will give Malawi an edge over Kenya. https://www.goal.com/en/news/olympi...ve-malawi-edge-over/a82221u6sbaj176p7meiquyoj I think he is right and with both Chawingas in the team Malawi must be the clear favorite.
Second round starts today with Ethiopia vs. Cameroon Leg 1 schedule August 26 Cameroon @ Ethiopia August 28 Nigeria @ Algeria Equatorial Guinea @ DR Congo Ghana @ Gabon Kenya @ Malawi Zimbabwe @ Zambia August 30 South Africa @ Botswana August 31 Mali @ Ivory Coast
Not a bad result for Ethiopia - apparently Cameroon were under-strength and Ethiopia were missing their star striker Loza Abera: - http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/50211 (Archived) Last week in a friendly, Kenya beat Ethiopia 3-2.
TODAY Malawi 3 - Kenya 2 Ghana 3 - Gabon 0 Zambia 5 - Zimbabwe 0 Nigeria 2 - Algeria 0 DR Congo vs. Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinea withdrew
Botswana for Tokyo #expandtheolympicsto48teams It's a pretty interesting result (!) - judging by the South African FA match report, Banyana weren't missing many players: - https://www.safa.net/2019/08/30/botswana-hold-banyana-banyana-first-leg-2022-olympic-qualifiers/ (Archived)
TODAY Kenya 3 - Malawi 0 Kenya advances on 5-3 aggr. Zimbabwe vs. Zambia Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advance by walk-over. Just InZimbabwe Women Football League teams have pulled out ALL their players from taking part in the return leg of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic game qualifiers. Close to 10 players have reportedly been taken out of camp by their clubs @KirstyCoventry @LadiesMarch @JWsports1— Tatenda Gondo (@_TatendaGondo) August 31, 2019
SECOND ROUND September 30 - October 4, 2019 Ivory Coast/Mali winner vs. Algeria/Nigeria winner Ethiopia/Cameroon winner vs. DR Congo Gabon/Ghana winner vs. Kenya Zambia vs. Botswana/South Africa winner
In the end did the Chawinga sisters play the second leg? I wonder, because Malawi has been anyway squarely defeated by Kenia.
Major upset in qualifiers today. South Africa eliminated by Botswana. Second leg went scoreless and into extra time followed by PKs. Botswana wins on PKs 3-2. I do wonder if South Africa had its World Cup squad? I find it hard to imagine that squad couldn't score one goal vs. Botswana. South Africa ranked 49 while Botswana is ranked 152. TODAY Botswana 0 - South Africa 0 Aggregate tied 0-0, Botswana advances on PKs 3-2. Cameroon 0 - Ethiopia 0 Aggregate tied 1-1. Cameroon advances on away goal rule. Ivory Coast 0 - Mali 0 Ivory Coast advances on 3-0 aggr. Nigeria 1 - Algeria 0 Nigeria advances on 3-0 aggr. Ghana 2 - Gabon 0 Ghana advances on 5-0 aggr.
SECOND ROUND September 30 - October 4, 2019 Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria Cameroon vs. DR Congo Ghana vs. Kenya Zambia vs. Botswana
Before the exciting last 8, let's look back at the past month's games: South Africa's surprise loss to Botswana's Zebras on penalties. @toad455, you asked about the SA lineup – it was mostly their World Cup players, albeit with a few important absences, like Kgatlana. 2020 Olympic Qualifiers: Banyana Banyana vs Botswana - Desiree Ellis - www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOq-raOl9AY - Match report by TOL.co.za (Archived) Several problems for Kenya, but they made it – they beat Malawi 5-3 overall in a very close matchup. In Malawi's 3-2 home win, the Kenya boss David Ouma injured himself at half-time in the dressing room by breaking a glass door. The return game was moved from Nairobi to Machakos with no fans allowed, due to Kenya's current shortage of available stadia. But the Harambee Starlets won the 2nd leg and kept the Chawingas off the scoresheet: 1st leg: Malawi 3 - 2 Kenya (Madina Nguluwe 13', Tabitha Chawinga 37', 40'p - Cynthia Shilwatso 35', Mwanalima Adam 80') - Match report: Zampirampira.com 2nd leg: Kenya 3 - 0 Malawi, full match - www.youtube.com/watch?v=976uKya8O-A (Goal clips: Cynthia Shilwatso 19', Mwanahalima Adam 77', and Adam again after 88') Betting is ruining football, except for this With Mwanahalima Adam, Tabitha Chawinga, and a pair of boots: - https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2019/09/01/dogo-wins-bet-against-malawis-chawinga/ (Archived) Other highlights: Ivory Coast 3 - 0 Mali, 1st leg (Tia Ines 47', Nguessan Koko Ange 61', Elloh Amon Rebecca 81'), 3-0 agg. - www.dailymotion.com/video/x7jt8mk - Match report: Afrik-foot.com (Archived) Nigeria 1 - 0 Algeria, 2nd leg (Asisat Oshoala 59'), 3-0 agg. - youtu.be/G23jKKs8ep4&t=7m25s - Match report: Goal.com (Archived) Nigeria's overseas stars hadn't been available in the 1st game in Blida. Ghana 2 - 0 Gabon, 2nd leg (Portia Boakye 16', Juliet Acheampong 70'), 5-0 agg - https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomeP...in-Tokyo-2020-Olympic-Games-qualifying-778195 - Match report: CAF (Archived) 1st leg: Ethiopia 1 - 1 Cameroon (Bogale 82' - Abam 52') / Report 2nd leg: Cameroon 0 - 0 Ethiopia, full match / Report https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=915740885427107
Is it official? Is their nickname Zebras? Makes you want to root for them. I can see the link with Botswana's flag colours, but, most importantly, are there really actual zebras in Botswana?