AFCON 2004 Qualifiers : Cape Verde defeats Mauritania 2-0
NOUAKCHOTT, Sep. 6, 2002 (AMP) — Tunisia 2004 (Qualifiers) : Cape Verde defeated Mauritania by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.
The result put the Cape Verdeans top of Group 5 with 3 points. In their next game, Cape Verde will meet third-placed Kenya on October 12, while Mauritania will face Togo.
Fixtures and Results : Group 5
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Overview
Mauritania at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Cape Verde at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Mauritania
0:2
Cape Verde
0:2 (0:1)
- 6 September 2002
- Nouakchott
Group 5
Team | Pts |
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Cape Verde | 3 |
Kenya | 0 |
Togo | 0 |
Mauritania | 0 |
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