AFCON 1996 Qualifiers : Sierra Leone beats Congo-Brazzaville 2-0 to qualify for 1996 AFCON

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Posted on 22 April 1995

BRAZZAVILLE, Apr. 22, 1995 (AMP) — South Africa 1996 (Qualifiers) : Sierra Leone defeated Congo-Brazzaville by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON qualifying game on Saturday. Sierra Leone secured their ticket to the AFCON finals.

The result put the Sierra Leoneans top of Group 3 with 9 points. Congo-Brazzaville is bottom with no points.

Fixtures and Results : Group 3

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Overview

Congo-Brazzaville at the AFCON

1 title (1972)
5 appearances (first in 1968)
13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Statistics: Champions (1972) Fourth Place (1974)

Sierra Leone at the AFCON

1 appearances (1994)
9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)

Congo-Brazzaville

0:2

Sierra Leone

0:2 (0:0)

22 April 1995
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Group 3

Team	Pts
Sierra Leone	9
Ghana	6
Congo-Brazzaville	0

Matches

Ghana 4-1 Sierra Leone (4 Sep. 1994)
Sierra Leone 3-2 Congo-Brazzaville (16 Oct. 1994)
Ghana 3-1 Congo-Brazzaville (22 Jan. 1995)
Sierra Leone 1-0 Ghana (8 Apr. 1995)
Congo-Brazzaville 0-2 Sierra Leone (22 Apr. 1995)
Congo-Brazzaville - Ghana (30 Jul. 1995)

AFCON History

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