World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Swaziland beats Djibouti 6-0
DJIBOUTI, Oct. 9, 2015 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (African Qualifiers) : Swaziland defeated Djibouti by a big score of 6-0 (halftime: 1-0), in the first leg of a World Cup qualifier tie on Friday afternoon at the Stade national El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon in Djibouti.
Hlatjwako scored tripple goals
Swaziland dominated the first half thanks to goals from Hlatjwako ('6, '43) and Mkhontfo ('45). Leading 1-0 at the break, the Swazis further widened their lead in the second period by scoring five times (Ndzinisa '62, M. Dlamini '74, Hlatjwako '77, T. Tsabedze '83 and Lukhele '85).
The second leg between Djibouti and Swaziland will be played on Saturday October 17, 2015 (kick-off: 16:00) in Lobamba.
Fixtures and Results : First Round
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Overview
Djibouti at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 2002)
Swaziland at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
- 9 October 2015
- 16:00
- Djibouti
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