AFCON 2012 Qualifiers : Niger beats Egypt 1-0
NIAMEY, Oct. 10, 2010 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 (Qualifiers) : Niger defeated Egypt by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Nigeriens second in Group G with 3 points. Egypt is bottom with one point. In their next game, Niger will meet third-placed Sierra Leone on March 27, while Egypt will face South Africa.
Fixtures and Results : Group G
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Overview
Niger at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
Egypt at the AFCON
- 7 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
- 22 appearances (first in 1957)
- 27 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) Runners-up (1962) Third Place (1963, 1970, 1974) Fourth Place (1976, 1980, 1984)
Niger
1:0
Egypt
1:0 (1:0)
- 10 October 2010
- 15:30
- Niamey
Group G
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 South Africa | 3 |
| Niger | 3 |
 Sierra Leone | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
AFCON History
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