A quick summary of action around the CAF second round on the weekend of FRI 10-SUN 12 OCT 2008.
» Malawi 02-01 Congo DR: The Flames overcame an early deficit to earn a ticket to the third round, taking second place in Group 12.
» Gabon 01-00 Libya: A draw would have sent Libya through, but in the 77th minute, Bruno MBANANGOYE scored the only goal, leaving a three way tie atop Group 5. Gabon and Ghana advance on goal difference.
» Botswana 00-01 Mozambique: GENITO’s sixth minute goal proved the difference and put Mozambique second in Group 7. But not until the next day could they be certain of moving through to the next round as one of the top eight runners up.
» Togo 06-00 Swaziland: Four goals from Sheyi ADEBAYOR helped Togo move through, whilst the result left Zambia the Group 11 winners.
» Senegal 01-01 Gambia: An 87th minute equaliser by Gambia’s Tijan JAITEH was not quite enough to earn advancement out of Group 6, but Gambian citizens still celebrated a rare point against their arch rivals.
» Sudan 02-00 Congo: Both sides had a man sent off, but Sudan used goals by Mohamed TAHIR and Faisal AGAB to advance on goal difference over the Congo in Group 10.
» Guinea 03-02 Kenya: Guinea were the last team to secure a place in the next round, surviving a late onslaught from Kenya to win, take over first place in Group 2, and eliminate Gambia.
» Teams advancing to the third round: Cameroon, Guinea, Kenya, Benin, Nigeria, Ghana, Gabon, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Morocco, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Mali, Sudan, Zambia, Togo, Egypt, Malawi