AFCON 2015 Qualifiers : Egypt beats Botswana 2-0
GABORONE, Oct. 10, 2014 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 (Qualifiers) : Egypt defeated Botswana by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone.
The result put the Egyptians third in Group G with 3 points. Botswana is bottom with no points. In their next game, Egypt will meet Botswana at the Botswana National Stadium on October 15, while Botswana will face Egypt.
Fixtures and Results : Group G
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Overview
Botswana at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (2012)
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Egypt at the AFCON
- 7 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
- 22 appearances (first in 1957)
- 29 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)
Botswana
0:2
Egypt
0:2 (0:0)
- 10 October 2014
- 18:30
- Gaborone
Group G
Team | Pts |
---|---|
Senegal | 6 |
Tunisia | 6 |
Egypt | 3 |
Botswana | 0 |
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