AFCON 2019 Qualifiers : Togo defeats Gambia 1-0
BAKAU, Oct. 16, 2018 (AMP) — Cameroon 2019 (Qualifiers) : Togo defeated Gambia by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday afternoon at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
45 minutes of play and neither the Togoleses nor the Gambians have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Togolese forward Floyd Ayité seconds before the end of regulation.
The result put the Togolese third in Group D with 5 points. Gambia is bottom with 2 points. In their next game, Togo will meet group leaders Algeria at the Independence Stadium on November 18, while Gambia will face Benin.
Fixtures and Results : Group D
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Overview
Gambia at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Togo at the AFCON
- 8 appearances (first in 1972)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- 16 October 2018
- 16:30
- Bakau
Group D
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Algeria | 7 |
 Benin | 7 |
| Togo | 5 |
| Gambia | 2 |
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