AFCON 1978 Qualifiers : Ethiopia beats Mauritius 3-2
CUREPIPE, Sep. 28, 1977 (AMP) — Ghana 1978 (Qualifiers) : Ethiopia defeated Mauritius by a score of 3-2 (halftime: 3-2), in the first leg of a AFCON qualifier tie on Wednesday.
The second leg between Mauritius and Ethiopia will be played on Wednesday October 12, 1977 in Addis Ababa.
Fixtures and Results : First round
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Overview
Mauritius at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (1974)
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Ethiopia at the AFCON
- 1 title (1962)
- 8 appearances (first in 1957)
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1962) Runners-up (1957) Third Place (1959) Fourth Place (1963, 1968)
Mauritius
2:3
Ethiopia
2:3 (2:3)
- 28 September 1977
- Curepipe
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