AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : Sierra Leone defeats Sudan 1-0
FREETOWN, Jun. 4, 2016 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : Sierra Leone defeated Sudan by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON qualifying game on Saturday afternoon at the Brookfields National Stadium in Freetown.
45 minutes of play and neither the Sierra Leoneans nor the Sudaneses have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Fofana in the 65th minute.
The result put the Sierra Leoneans second in Group I with 4 points. Sudan is bottom with 4 points. In their last game, Sierra Leone will meet group leaders Ivory Coast at the Brookfields National Stadium on September 3.
Fixtures and Results : Group I
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Overview
Sierra Leone at the AFCON
- 2 appearances (first in 1994)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Sudan at the AFCON
- 1 title (1970)
- 8 appearances (first in 1957)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1970) Runners-up (1959, 1963)
- 4 June 2016
- 16:30
- Freetown
Group I
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Ivory Coast | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 |
| Sudan | 4 |
Matches
AFCON History
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