“The Fennecs are close to the 2010 World cup and the Pharaohs of Egypt wish a miracle to qualify”

The list of the 5 nations which will represent the African continent at the joustings of the 2010 world cup in South Africa seems to become more distinct with now just 3 qualifiers on the agenda for the national teams eager to snatch the much-coveted qualifying ticket.   

• According to CAF statistics, all the African nations having represented Africa during the last 3 world cup editions did not lose any game at home.
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• *1982…The Fennecs of Algeria did not falter in any qualifying match even in the cauldron of Lagos”.
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• For the qualifying matches for the 1982 world cup in Spain, the Fennecs of Algeria made a remarkable performance by garnering a total of 20 points out of 24 possible points.
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• The Greens won their 6 matches versus Sierra Leone, Sudan, Niger and Nigeria (in away and return matches).
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• They tied against Sierra Leone (0-0) and against Sudan (1-1).
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• *1986 … The Fennecs’ attacking line strike hard!”
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• The Fennecs of Algeria qualified to the world cup finals in 1986 in Mexico with flying colours after clinching 16 points.
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• They defeated in the qualifiers Angola, Zambia and Tunisia (in away and second-leg matches) and drew in Luanda versus home-team Angola.
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• *2006 … The emergence of new African national squads”
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• The qualifying round for the 2006 world cup saw the emergence of 5 African nations which succeeded in wrenching their qualifying tickets against all expectations.
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• They were Togo, Angola, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
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• Favourites Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa were left in the lurch and failed to qualify.
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• *2010 … “Algeria is getting closer to the 2010 world cup finals in South Africa”.
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• Numerous sports commentators suggest that the Fennecs of Algeria under the guidance of national team coach Rabah Saâdane have great chances to snatch their qualifying ticket for the world cup finals in South Africa.
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• With 7 points garnered so far after 2 victories (versus Egypt and Zambia) and an away draw (versus Rwanda), Algeria is well poised to carry the day.
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•  The Fennecs have however to win their 2 upcoming home qualifiers versus Zambia and Rwanda before facing in Cairo, Egypt, who are dismally lagging behind in the overall standings.
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