AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : Gambia and Mauritania play to a 0-0 draw
BAKAU, Mar. 29, 2016 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : Gambia tied 0-0 with Mauritania, in a qualifying game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday afternoon at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
The result put the Mauritanians top of Group M with 7 points. Gambia is bottom with 2 points. In their next game, Mauritania will meet second-placed Cameroon at the Independence Stadium on June 3, while Gambia will face South Africa.
Fixtures and Results : Group M
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Overview
Gambia at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Mauritania at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Gambia
0:0
Mauritania
0:0 (0:0)
- 29 March 2016
- 16:30
- Bakau
Group M
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 |
 Cameroon | 7 |
 South Africa | 2 |
| Gambia | 2 |
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