AFCON 2012 Qualifiers : Ethiopia beats Madagascar 1-0
ANTANANARIVO, Oct. 10, 2010 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 (Qualifiers) : Ethiopia defeated Madagascar by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Ethiopians third in Group B with 3 points. Madagascar is bottom with no points. In their next game, Ethiopia will meet second-placed Nigeria on March 27, while Madagascar will face Guinea.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Madagascar at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1972)
Ethiopia at the AFCON
- 1 title (1962)
- 9 appearances (first in 1957)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1962) Runners-up (1957) Third Place (1959) Fourth Place (1963, 1968)
Madagascar
0:1
Ethiopia
0:1 (0:0)
- 10 October 2010
- 14:30
- Antananarivo
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Guinea | 3 |
 Nigeria | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 3 |
| Madagascar | 0 |
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