AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Guinea beats Botswana 2-1 to qualify for 2006 AFCON
GABORONE, Oct. 8, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Guinea defeated Botswana by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a AFCON qualifying game on Saturday afternoon. Guinea secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Botswana is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Group 5
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Overview
Botswana at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Guinea at the AFCON
- 7 appearances (first in 1970)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1963)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1976)
Botswana
1:2
Guinea
1:2 (1:0)
- 8 October 2005
- 16:00
- Gaborone
Group 5
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Tunisia | 20 |
 Morocco | 19 |
| Guinea | 17 |
 Kenya | 10 |
| Botswana | 9 |
 Malawi | 6 |
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