Togo welcomed forward Emmanuel Adebayor back to the fold for their second leg home qualifier against Guinea-Bissau today in Lome. Though his return was an inspiration, it was FC Nantes's Serge Gakpe who scored his second goal of the CAF First Round in the second minute of play, giving Togo a 1-0 lead. The two teams tied the first leg 1-1. Togo took its 1-0 lead into the half.Adebayor went the full ninety minutes, put all credit for today's effort must go to the defense, who made the one goal hold up for the next ninety minutes and pitched a shutout to eliminate Guinea-Bissau with a 1-0 victory. Togo advance to CAF Second Round Group I with Cameroon, Libya, and DR Congo.
Mozambique came home with a 1-0 aggregate lead after their first leg win in Comoros. Mozambique were hoping for an easier go of things in Maputo. Mozambique grabbed two first half goals for a 2-0 lead in the match and a 3-0 lead in the aggregate.
In the second period, Mozambique extended their lead on the night to 3-0, but with twenty minutes to go Comoros scored their first, meaning that the road-goals tiebreaker was even at 1-1. However, Mozambique still led the tied 4-1, and a fourth goal on the evening gave Mozambique a 4-1 home victory and a 5-1 aggregate win. Comoros are eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup whereas Mozambique advance to the CAF Second Round Group G with Egypt, Guinea, and Zimbabwe.
Namibia brought a secure 4-0 aggregate lead to Windhoek to take on and take out visiting Djibouti. A dipping free kick from Heinrich Isaacks put Namibia on top 1-0 just beyond the quarter hour mark. Lazarus Kaimbi (pictured, red) notched the teams second goal with little more than ten minutes to play in the first period, and Namibia took the 2-0 lead into the break.
In the next period, Djibouti held out well defensively for the first fifteen minutes, but Kaimbi broke through for 3-0 and a brace. Seven minutes from time, Namibia secured their final goal in a 4-0 victory. The 8-0 aggregate demolition of Djibouti eliminates Djibouti and sends Namibia to Group F of the CAF Second Round, alongside Nigeria, Malawi, and Kenya.
Goals
Togo
Serge Gakpe 2
Mozambique
Domingues 26
Jermias Sitoe 44
Whiskey 58
Clesio Baque 81
Comoros
Mohamed Youssouf 70
Namibia
Heinrich Isaacks 17
Lazarus Kaimbi 34, 60
Sadney Urikhob 83
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