AFCON 2015 Qualifiers : Malawi beats Benin in shoot out to qualify for next round
BLANTYRE, Aug. 2, 2014 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 (Qualifiers) : Malawi defeated Benin on penalties 4-3, after the match ended 1-0 in regulation time, in the second leg of a qualifying game on Saturday afternoon. Malawi, who lost the first leg (0-1), advance to the third round of the ongoing AFCON qualifying campaign. Benin is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Malawi at the AFCON
- 2 appearances (first in 1984)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Benin at the AFCON
- 3 appearances (first in 2004)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Malawi
1:0
Benin
4:3 (penalties), 1:0 (a.e.t.), 1:0 (1:0)
- 2 August 2014
- 14:30
- Blantyre
AFCON History
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