AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : South Sudan beats Equatorial Guinea 1-0
JUBA, Sep. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : South Sudan defeated Equatorial Guinea by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon at the Juba Stadium.
Equatorial Guinea made the South Sudaneses doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Lual in the 51st minute.
The result put the South Sudanese second in Group C with 3 points. Equatorial Guinea is bottom with one point. In their next game, South Sudan will meet third-placed Benin at the Juba Stadium on March 23, while Equatorial Guinea will face Mali.
Fixtures and Results : Group C
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Overview
South Sudan at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 2015)
Equatorial Guinea at the AFCON
- 2 appearances (first in 2012)
- 9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (2015)
- 5 September 2015
- 16:30
- Juba
Group C
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Mali | 3 |
| South Sudan | 3 |
 Benin | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 |
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