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World Cup Qualifiers, Africa wrap: Top contenders on track as Tanzania gets five-second penalty

World Cup Qualifiers, Africa wrap: Top contenders on track as Tanzania gets five-second penalty

Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia stayed on track for a place at the 2022 World Cup by winning their qualifying games as the second round of Africa’s group preliminaries ended on Tuesday. Tunisia won 2-0 in Zambia to top Group B with six points while Nigeria came from behind for a 2-1 victory away in the Cape Verde Islands, despite missing eight players because of COVID-19 quarantine concerns, to top…

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FIFA World League (biennial tournament)

CONCACAF 35 teams (18 teams)

AFC 46 teams (33 teams) CAF 54 teams (38 teams) OFC 11 teams (7 teams)

League One, League Two, League Three, League Four

-24 teams per division, 96 teams in 4 divisions -4 group winners promoted, 4 6th placed teams relegated -Every team is divided into groups of 6 teams, single leg matches in a round robin format -Regional qualifying for bottom 50 teams -In League Four the lowest ranked nation from each confederation is relegated, rather than the teams who finish 6th in their group -The highest ranked team from each confederation's regional qualifying round will be promoted in the place of the lowest ranked team in League 4 -Play-off games will may be played between 2 teams of the same confederation (e.g. if only 1 OFC team remains in League 4) to determine relegation

26 (+0.5) World Cup spots

An index score of two tournaments will determine World Cup places: -League One points will be multiplied by 1.50 -League Two points will be multiplied by 0.75 -League Three points will be multiplied by 0.40 -League Four points will be multiplied by 0.25 -Regional qualifying points will be multiplied by 0.20 -All points from 10 group games (multiplied by league indices) over two tournaments will be added together

Highest ranked nations from each confederation will automatically qualify as follows: (17 spots) -6 AFC Asian teams (2.5 teams via play-offs) -6 CAF African teams (3.5 teams via play-offs) -4 CONCACAF teams (2.5 teams, plus 0.5 teams via CONMEBOL play-offs) -1 OFC Oceanian team (0.5 teams via play-offs)

PLAY-OFF ROUNDS (Home-and-away legs)

ROUND 1 (Single leg) -20 AFC teams (10 winners progress to AFC Round 2) -28 CAF teams (14 winners progress to CAF Round 2) -16 CONCACAF teams (8 winners progress to CONCACAF Round 2) -4 OFC teams (2 winners progress to OFC Round 2)

ROUND 2 (Single leg) -10 AFC teams (4 winners progress to AFC Round 3, 1 randomly-selected winner progress to play-off against CONCACAF team) -14 CAF teams (6 winners progress to CAF Round 3, 1 randomly-selected winner progress to play-off against OFC team) -12 CONCACAF teams (4 winners progress to CONCACAF Round 3, 1 randomly-selected winner progress to play-off against AFC team, 1 randomly-selected winner progress to play-off against CONMEBOL team) -2 OFC teams (1 winner progress to play-off against CAF team)

ROUND 3 (Home-and-away legs) -Everyone who wins their ties will qualify for FIFA World Cup

PLAY-OFF TEAMS WHO QUALIFY FOR FIFA WORLD CUP (9.5 teams) -2 AFC ROUND 2 winners -3 CAF ROUND 2 winners -2 CONCACAF ROUND 2 winners -1 AFC vs. CONCACAF play-off winner -1 CAF vs. OFC play-off winner -Possibly 1 CONCACAF vs. CONMEBOL play-off winner

ALLOCATION OF DIVISION SPOTS:

-League One (5 CONCACAF teams, 9 AFC teams, 9 CAF teams, 1 OFC teams) -League Two (5 CONCACAF teams, 8 AFC teams, 9 CAF teams, 2 OFC teams) -League Three (4 CONCACAF teams, 8 AFC teams, 10 CAF teams, 2 OFC teams) -League Four (4 CONCACAF teams, 8 AFC teams, 10 CAF teams, 2 OFC teams) -Regional Q (17 CONCACAF teams, 13 AFC teams, 16 CAF teams, 4 OFC teams)

LEAGUE ONE (1.50) Mexico, USA, Costa Rica, Canada, Panama, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, Oman, Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon, Algeria, Mali, Ivory Coast, New Zealand

LEAGUE TWO (0.75) Jamaica, El Salvador, Curacao, Honduras, Haiti, China PR, Uzbekistan, Syria, Bahrain, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Lebanon, Burkina Faso, Ghana, DR Congo, South Africa, Cape Verde, Guinea, Gabon, Benin, Uganda, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia

LEAGUE THREE (0.40) Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, Antigua & Barbuda, Suriname, Palestine, India, North Korea, Thailand, Tajikistan, Philippines, Turkmenistan, Kuwait, Zambia, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti

LEAGUE FOUR (0.25) Saint Kitts & Nevis, Nicaragua, Dominican Rep, Barbados, Hong Kong, Yemen, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Taiwan, Singapore, Libya, Mozambique, Malawi, Togo, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Angola, Comoros, Tanzania, Central African Rep, Fiji, Vanuatu

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AWCON Qualifiers: Patience Ndidi Madu to officiate Burkinafaso vs Guinea-Bissau match

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Nigerian Olympian FIFA badge Referee Patience Madu for Wednesday’s 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifying match between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau. Madu who is currently one of the best woman referees in Nigeria had some few weeks ago handled the Ghana vs Uganda FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier second leg in Cape…

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Breaking News: Seven Black Maidens and Black Princesses test positive for coronavirus

[caption id="attachment_839559" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Some Black Maidens players have tested positive for coronavirus[/caption] Seven players from Ghana's female junior national teams have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus disease just days after camping started, throwing their preparation into total disarray. Players of the women's national U17 and U20 team, the Black Maidens and Black Princesses respectively, were revealed to have contracted the disease after general tests were carried out on the squad of the two teams. According to reports in the local media, the tests by medical officials showed that the seven players from the two teams had contracted the virus which is highly contagious. The GFA will now work with the Ghana Health Service officials to make a final determination on whether the camp should be completely called off following the revelation. This is also likely to further delay the start of football in the country as this could be seen as an example of how the disease could spread if football in the local leagues is made to start. The cases of coronavirus in the team has been revealed even though the two teams including all players and officials, had been given comprehensive education and training just last week on how to avoid the disease. The tests were carried out when the training camp of the players opened in Cape Coast late last week as the two teams had gathered to start their preparations for upcoming continental qualifiers. The report is said to have been presented to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) who must now decide on the next steps to be taken in the camp to prevent the further spread of the disease. But the seven players who have contracted the disease must now be taken to a hospital in Cape Coast to start treatment to avoid it getting serious and complicating their health. Others players and officials of the team who have not tested positive will be made to undergo new tests to determine if they are showing any signs of the disease despite undergoing the first test last week. They must now also undergo a two-week quarantine as it takes 14 days for the symptoms of coronavirus to manifest. [caption id="attachment_839560" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Players and officials underwent Covid-19 tests at the camp[/caption] The testing of the squad members of the two teams was one of the key protocols that teams had to fulfill before returning to the field to train. Players, technical team members and officials of the Black Maidens (Women, U-17) and Black Princesses (Women, U-20) underwent the mandatory COVID-19 test in line with the laid down protocols from FIFA and CAF for resumption of football. The GFA will now work with the Ghana Health Service officials to make a final determination on whether the camp should be called off following the revelation. The two teams were made to start training after the President of the country Nana Akufo Addo gave them a special dispensation because their qualifiers were looming. With the revelation of the coronavirus situation in camp government could be forced to change its decision to avoid things going out of control and the authorities being blamed for it. CAF on Sunday postponed matches of the qualifiers for the women's junior national teams across Africa because several countries had not opened their borders to enable teams to travel. This could pile the pressure on the GFA to also close the camps for the two national teams with uncertainties surrounding the exact dates the matches would be played. The Black Princesses are preparing to play Guinea Bissau in a 2021 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Black Maidens who smashed Liberia 10-0 in a two-legged World Cup qualifier in March have a date against rivals Nigeria in October, 2020. source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/

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Ghana's Black Princesses camping on hold as CAF postpones U-20 WWC qualifiers

[caption id="attachment_787382" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Black Princesses[/caption]   Ghana's national U-20 women’s team, the Black Princesses preparations for their upcoming FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Guinea-Bissau scheduled for September will be put on hold after CAF postponed the qualifiers for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic. CAF postponed the qualifiers due to the travel restrictions by countries on the continent due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first round of the first leg encounters was scheduled for the September 3-5 and the return leg from 10-12 September. The postponement means teams that have started preparations including the Black Princesses ahead of the game will have to put them on hold indefinitely. “Due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19, the qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica/Panama 2020 scheduled for September 2020 has been postponed.”, CAF said in a statement. The continental football governing body also said the revised fixtures for the qualifiers will be announced in due course after consultation with the various stakeholders. Two teams will qualify to represent Africa at the final tournament from 20 January – 6 February 2021 in Costa Rica and Panama. The Black Princesses were supposed to begin camping last weekend ahead of the qualifiers in September. The COVID-19 task force team had met with the technical handlers of the team to brief them on protocols to be observed at the training camp over the week. All players, technical staff and essential service providers were to go through the mandatory COVID-19 test upon arrival in camp. Meanwhile, the postponement of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers would also mean Ghana’s female U-17 team, the Black Maidens’ preparations for their upcoming 2020 FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifier may be put on hold due to the current ban on travel restriction across the continent. The Black Maidens will face off with Nigeria in the qualifier scheduled for October and the return leg in November. Black Maidens Head coach Baba Nuhu has invited 30 players to begin camping ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifier against in Nigeria.   source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/

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LIVE: Watch streaming of the draw for Africa's 2022 World Cup qualifiers

[caption id="attachment_766286" align="alignnone" width="670"] Black Stars[/caption] Follow the live streaming of the draw as the Black Stars of Ghana discover their 2022 World Cup qualifying opponents at the event currently being held in Cairo. The draw plots a course for the 14 first-round winners along with the 26 highest ranked African nations in the FIFA/Coca-Cola ranking (as of December 2019). The 40 teams will be drawn into ten groups of four. The Black Stars have been seeded in Pot One which means they will avoid the highest ranked teams in Africa like AFCON champions Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria and Morocco who are also in the same pot. Also in pot 1 Egypt, Cameroon, Mali, DR Congo make up the other top-seeded teams for the draws. Pot 2 of the draw has Burkina Faso, Guinea, Uganda, Cape Verde, Gabon, Zambia and Congo. In Pot 3 are Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Niger, Central African Republic, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau. Malawi, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia and Djibouti make up the other teams in pot four. Follow event with live video streaming below  Procedure

The 14 first-round winners join the top 26 African teams (based on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of December 2019) in the second round. These 40 teams will be divided into 10 groups of four. In each group, the teams will play each other home and away in a mini-league format. The ten group winners will progress to the third and final round, which will feature five two-legged play-off ties. The five winners of these play-offs qualify for Qatar 2022.

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Ghana named among the top Africa seeds for the 2022 World Cup qualifying draw today

[caption id="attachment_765935" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Ghana Black Stars[/caption] FIFA has named Ghana among the top seeds for Qatar 2022 FIFA World’s Cup for African teams ahead of the draw to be held in the Egyptian capital of Cairo later today (Tuesday). Seeding pots for Qatar 2022 FIFA World’s Cup for African teams were by Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) ahead of second round draws slated for Cairo. Black Stars of Ghana are in Pot 1 alongside Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Desert Foxes of Algeria and Teranga Lions of Senegal. Other teams in pot 1 include Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Super Eagles of Nigeria, Mali and Congo Democratic Republic. Pot 2 comprise of Burkina Faso, Bafana Bafana of South Africa, Guinea, Uganda, Cape Verde, Gabon, Benin, Zambia, Congo, and Côte d’Ivoire. Pot 3 is made up of Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Niger, Central African Republic, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau while Pot 4 houses Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia and Djibouti. December, 2019 FIFA Rankings determine position of teams for seeding. The pots • Pot 1 : Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Mali, Congo DR • Pot 2 : Burkina Faso, South Africa, Guinea, Uganda, Cape Verde, Gabon, Benin, Zambia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire • Pot 3 : Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Niger, Central African Republic, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau • Pot 4 : Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Djibouti The schedule • Second round : The group phase starts in March 2020 and comes to an end in October 2021. • Third round : The ten group winners will be drawn into five two-legged knockout ties to be played in November 2021 source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/

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Ghana draw bye in 2022 World Cup qualifiers

The draw for the preliminary round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was held in Egypt on Monday afternoon.The draw involved the 28 lowest-ranked sides in accordance with the FIFA Coca-Cola July ranking and the matches will take place from September 2 to 10.The draw also featured six teams out of the 24 teams which participated at the just-ended Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, namely: Burundi, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia.Two teams out of the six which featured at the AFCON will also face each other as Burundi clash with Tanzania, while Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola and Guinea-Bissau face Somalia, Eritrea, The Gambia and Sao Tome e Principe respectively.The 14 countries which qualify over the two legs and the 26 countries which drew a bye will be split into 10 groups of four after a fresh draw with the first matches scheduled for March 2020.The group winners will go into five two-leg playoffs in November 2020, with the winners qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.The fixtures of the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary round draw for Africa are as follows:Ethiopia v LesothoSomalia v ZimbabweEritrea... source: https://footballghana.com/

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2022 World Cup preliminary round draw for Africa made

The draw for the preliminary round of Africa's qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been held in Egypt.The continent's 28 lowest-ranked sides, according to this month's Fifa rankings, were involved in Monday's draw at the Confederation of African Football offices in Cairo.Two teams who played at the recent Africa Cup of Nations have been drawn to face each other as Burundi will take on Tanzania.Another four other nations who played at the tournament in Egypt will also have to take part in the preliminary round between 2 and 10 September.Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola and Guinea-Bissau face Somalia, Eritrea, The Gambia and Sao Tome e Principe respectively.The 14 preliminary round winners, over two legs, and the 26 countries who received byes will be split into 10 groups of four after a fresh draw with the first matches next March.Group winners then go into five two-leg playoffs with the winners qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.2022 World Cup preliminary round draw for Africa: Ethiopia v Lesotho Somalia v Zimbabwe Eritrea v Namibia Burundi v Tanzania Djibouti v Eswatini Botswana v Malawi The Gambia v Angola Liberia v Sierra Leone Mauritius ... source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/

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2022 FIFA World Cup: Preliminary draw for Africa completed

The draw for the preliminary round of Africa's qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been held in Egypt.The continent's 24 lowest-ranked sides, according to this month's Fifa rankings, were involved in Monday's draw at the Confederation of African Football offices in Cairo.Two teams who played at the recent Africa Cup of Nations have been drawn to face each other as Burundi will take on Tanzania.Another four other nations who played at the tournament in Egypt will also have to take part in the preliminary round between 2 and 10 September.Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola and Guinea-Bissau face Somalia, Eritrea, The Gambia and Sao Tome e Principe respectively.The 14 preliminary round winners, over two legs, and the 26 countries who received byes will be split into 10 groups of four after a fresh draw with the first matches next March.Group winners then go into five two-leg playoffs with the winners qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.2022 World Cup preliminary round draw for Africa: Ethiopia v Lesotho Somalia v Zimbabwe Eritrea v Namibia Burundi v Tanzania Djibouti v Eswatini Botswana v Malawi The Gambia v Angola Liberia v Sierra Leone Mauritius ... source: https://footballghana.com/

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Six Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in World Cup draw

Six of the 24 teams who played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will be included in the 2022 Fifa World Cup Africa preliminary qualifying draw to be made on Monday.Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania are in Pot 1 for the Cairo ceremony as they were ranked between 27th and 40th in Africa this month.Burundi, the other Cup of Nations qualifiers, are in Pot 2 as they lie 43rd and will enjoy home advantage first during two-leg September ties like the other 13 lower-ranked countries.The 14 preliminary round winners and the 26 countries who received byes will be split into 10 groups of four after a fresh draw with the first matches next March.Group winners then go into five two-leg playoffs with the winners qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.SEEDINGPot 1: Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), LesothoPot 2: Comoros, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mauritius, Gambia, South Sudan, Chad, Sao Tome e Principe, Seychelles, Djibouti, Somalia, EritreaBYESSenegal, Tunisia, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, South... source: https://footballghana.com/

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Ghana to know opponents for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers today

The Black Stars of Ghana will know on Monday who they would be playing first when the race for the next World  Cup begins as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducts the draw for the 2022 Mundial later in the day.Although the Black Stars and 25 other top-ranked teams in Africa will be spared from competing in the preliminary round of the year-long qualifiers, they will know their second-round opponents when the draw is held at the headquarters of CAF today.The latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World rankings released last week has the Stars in the 50th position in the world and seventh in Africa and like the top 26 teams, they will await their opponents who will be the winners of the preliminary stage.The qualification processThe first round will see 28 of the continent's lowest-ranked sides being drawn against each other for a two-leg home and away tie.The 28 teams for the first round will be made up of: Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Seychelles, Sao Tome, Chad, South Sudan, Gambia, Mauritius, Liberia, Ethiopia, Comoros, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Togo, Malawi, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Central African Republic and Tanzania.The... source: https://footballghana.com/

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Ghana to know opponents for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Monday

Ghana's will know its opponents for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Monday, 29 July, 2019.The Confederation of African Football will conduct the draw for the eliminators in Cairo.The Black Stars and 25 other top-ranked teams on the continent will preliminary round stage.They will know second-round opponents (for the Group stage).The Format:The first round will see 28 of the continent's lowest-ranked sides being drawn against each other for a two-leg home and away tie.The 28 teams for the first round will be made up of: Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Seychelles, Sao Tome, Chad, South Sudan, Gambia, Mauritius, Liberia, Ethiopia, Comoros, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Togo, Malawi, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Central African Republic and Tanzania.The winners will then progress to the next stage to join the top ranked teams on the continent, 26 of them, including Ghana's Black Stars currently ranked  and complete the list of 40 teams, and who have been drawn into 10 groups of four each.Some of the top-ranked teams are runners up at the recently held Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Senegal who maintained their first place in Africa and ranked... source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/