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CAF matchday 10 recap
[WED 20 NOV 2013 – 05:05:27 UTC]
A quick summary of action around the second legs of the
CAF playoffs on S
AT 16-T
UE 19 N
OV 2013. Series aggregate results are shown below.
more...CAF matchday 9 recap
[WED 16 OCT 2013 – 04:58:01 UTC]
A quick summary of action around the first legs of the
CAF playoffs on S
AT 12-T
UE 15 O
CT 2013.
more...Ghana-Egypt pairing headlines CAF playoffs
[FRI 20 SEP 2013 – 22:02:33 UTC]
The draw for the
CAF playoffs was completed on M
ON 16 S
EP 2013, and the Black Stars of
Ghana will likely be least pleased with the outcome, as they must face
Egypt, the only team to complete the
group phase with a perfect 18 points. Egypt coach Bob BRADLEY therefore has an opportunity for a rematch against the Ghana side that eliminated his United States team from the 2010 Men’s World Cup.
more...Seedings set for CAF playoffs
[SAT 14 SEP 2013 – 01:49:15 UTC]
The seeded teams for the
CAF playoffs have been announced.
Côte d’Ivoire,
Ghana,
Algeria,
Tunisia, and
Nigeria received top seedings due to their positions in the FIFA rankings of S
EP 2013, and each will face an opponent from the second pot. The draw will be held M
ON 16 S
EP 2013 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
more...Cape Verde Is punished for ineligible player, forced out of playoffs
[FRI 13 SEP 2013 – 01:11:19 UTC]
FIFA have announced that
Cape Verde Is’ shock win over
Tunisia, which had earned them a place in the
CAF playoffs, has been overturned due to an ineligible player taking the pitch. The sanction hands the
Group B title to Tunisia.
more...CAF matchday 8 recap
[WED 11 SEP 2013 – 10:16:33 UTC]
Eq Guinea lose appeal, points over ineligible player
[FRI 26 JUL 2013 – 04:29:17 UTC]
FIFA opens investigations over player eligibility
[TUE 02 JUL 2013 – 06:39:36 UTC]
FIFA have announced investigations into several teams that are alleged to have fielded ineligible players in qualifiers for the 2014 Men’s World Cup. The claims apply to
Equatorial Guinea,
Togo, and
New Zealand.
more...CAF matchday 7 recap
[SUN 16 JUN 2013 – 22:29:47 UTC]
CAF matchday 6 recap
[MON 10 JUN 2013 – 02:44:03 UTC]
CAF matchday 5 recap
[THU 28 MAR 2013 – 05:40:32 UTC]
CAF matchday 4 recap
[TUE 12 JUN 2012 – 05:46:02 UTC]
CAF matchday 3 recap
[MON 04 JUN 2012 – 05:30:01 UTC]
Upstart Botswana to face S Africa in CAF qualifiers
[SAT 30 JUL 2011 – 20:47:08 UTC]
CAF qualifying draw procedure
[SAT 30 JUL 2011 – 06:27:36 UTC]
At the qualifying draw for Brazil 2014, the draw for the CAF
preliminary round and
group phase will be made. The 24 lowest ranked teams are assigned to Pots 5 and 6; each of the 12 preliminary round pairings will contain one team from each pot. Each series winner is assigned a slot in either Pot 3 or 4, behind the 28 teams that earned a bye into the group phase. The ten groups will each be assigned one team from each of the first four pots. Each group’s winner progresses to the
playoffs that will decide the Men’s World Cup places; these will be drawn later.
more...CAF qualifying format
[MON 06 JUN 2011 – 01:57:59 UTC]
The
CAF qualifying format for the 2014 Men’s World Cup represents a break from recent tradition. The campaign begins with a
preliminary round in which the 24 lowest ranked teams play off for 12 places in the
group phase. Here, they join the 28 highest ranked teams to form ten groups of four teams each. In a new wrinkle, the group winners must then
play off for the five places in Brazil. The 28 teams to receive byes into the group phase will be determined based on the FIFA world rankings for J
UL 2011.
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