World Cup 1998 : 2nd Round - Group 1 (African qualifiers)

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Conakry - Last updated Sunday 17 August 1997 18:30

Standings

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nigeria	6	4	1	1	10	4	6	13
2	Guinea	6	4	0	2	10	5	5	12
3	Kenya	6	3	1	2	11	12	-1	10
4	Burkina Faso	6	0	0	6	7	17	-10	0

Fixtures and Results

Nigeria 2-0 Burkina Faso (Nov. 9, 1996)
Guinea 3-1 Kenya (Nov. 10, 1996)
Kenya 1-1 Nigeria (Jan. 12, 1997)
Burkina Faso 0-2 Guinea (Jan. 12, 1997)
Nigeria 2-1 Guinea (Apr. 5, 1997)
Kenya 4-3 Burkina Faso (Apr. 6, 1997)
Burkina Faso 1-2 Nigeria (Apr. 27, 1997)
Kenya 1-0 Guinea (Apr. 27, 1997)
Nigeria 3-0 Kenya (Jun. 7, 1997)
Guinea 3-1 Burkina Faso (Jun. 8, 1997)
Burkina Faso 2-4 Kenya (Aug. 16, 1997)
Guinea 1-0 Nigeria (Aug. 17, 1997)

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Highlights

Nigeria loses to Guinea 1-0 but qualifies for 1998 World Cup

CONAKRY, Aug. 17, 1997 (AMP) — France 98 (African Qualifiers) : Guinea defeated Nigeria by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Sunday afternoon. Nigeria secured their ticket to the World Cup finals. Guinea is eliminated.