World Soccer - UK (2022-01)

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inspatna...Ghanaskpp An Ayw

twinthisptivgups,withtw
gamstspa – thManstaking
fuavantagfthi“ftba
ipmay” f ntyas.
Thuntystuttusthgam
asa ipmati vinthisputv
WstnSahaa,agpatsfwhih
MannxwhnSpaingav
upth tity in 1 976.
Smaknwgitisnw pat f
Mwhithuntisgnis
thSahawi Aab dmatirpubi,
whihsitsinxianfightsa sma
ibatinstugg.
ThimpasstM spning
manyyasutsifthAfianUnin
ansinthitunthyhavwk
tissytty t swaythbat thi
way.
Inftba,thManfatin
signmutip-patinagmnts
withth, p,Afianuntis,
ffingtainingamps,ahing
assistananthai.
SwhnthcnfatinfAfian
Ftba(cAF),aft insptingstaia
assth ntinntahafthW
cupquaifis,amanyunsuitab
anftsvauntis“hmss” an
innfanatnat vnu,M
wquiktffvnusasatnat
hmguns– at minimastt th
“hmss”assiatins.
Agai, casabana,Maaksh,rabat
anTangiwaatnatvnus
inth quaifisfth iksfBukina
Fas,djibuti,libia,Mzambiqu
anMai,whwnthigup.
Smwhatsupisingy, thth
tams in M’swngup– Guina,
Guina-BissauanSuan– asag
tpayth,anitwasasasupis
FIFAancAFawthisthappn.
ItmantM payasixf

thiGupI mathsathman

itwas thfnshkthyw

thnytamwhfinishwitha

10 0 pnt.

cahVahiHaihzihas

amatiayvhauwhatwasan

aaytanttam, kikingutHakim

Ziyh(chsa)anNussaiMazaui

(Ajax)f agyfusingtpaya

wam-upfinyinmi-ya. Th

unharyanMmamg

asa vatin,havingpviusy

pay fBgiumatyuthv.

Snga,egypt,MaianAfian

hampinsAgiaasnunbatn,

whiNigia st nyngam–

a shkhmfattthcnta

Afianrpubi miwaythughth

ampaign,makingthifisthm

ssina Wcupquaifisin

otb 1981 , whn Agiabat

thm2-0inlags.

Unpssu...

Ngaah

Gntrh

Pft...

Mwn asx

fthgams

Nigiav,annyn

a aw in thiast gamathm t th

tinycapVIsanstwinGupc,

ytthyamstbththattspit

a fist-minutgafmVitosimhn.

Itn 1-1,hapingapssu n

baguGmanahGntrh.

cntvsyignasbthdrcng

anGhanawn at hmtBnin an

Suth Afiasptivyinthifina

gup gams. Bth singtamsappa

tFIFA– SuthAfiafssv

a isputGhanapnaty(whihwas

py t sayth ast),anBnin v

drcng’s usfsubstitutins.

Bninhat avifatinKinshasa

inGupJ butwa gawninsi

thpningtn

minutsaft

Gabnf ei

otg-castan

awaa

gnuspnaty

tth hsts,a

isinthatstunnth visitsan

bmusth cngs. dr cng

wntntwin 2 -0an mfm

bhint winGupJ.

Suth Afiaasnyn

thut fa aw butstt a

fist-hafpnaty,nvt by aptain

An Ayw,inGhana.Th Suth Afian

FAmpian 18 -pagssi, whih

inu agatinsf“mathfixing,

mathmanipuatininuinguptin

anbiby”.FIFAag t nttain,

bf atismissing,bth ptsts.

Itwasimmediatelyobviousthattheheavyweight

GroupDclashbetweenCameroonandtheIvory

Coastwouldbethehighlightofthecampaign

QUAliiedeAMS

Algeria

Cameroon

DRCongo

Egypt

Ghana

Mali

Morocco

Nigeria

Senegal

Tunisia

Thedrawforfivehome-and-awayplay-

offtieswilltakeplaceonJanuary 26