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The Indomitable Lions will be among the 24 finalists in Egypt next June, provided they avoid defeat at home against the Comoros in Yaounde.
The members of the Cameroonian national football club train before the qualifying round of the 201 Nations Cup of Nations. Image: @ FecafootOfficie / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Cameroon, the defending champion, is among the 21 countries wishing to occupy one of the 10 places to win this weekend in the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Indomitable Lions will be among the 24 finalists in Egypt next June, provided they avoid defeat at home against the Comoros in Yaounde.
South Africa and Gabon, captain of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, are also part of the hopes, while Burundi, Gambia, Lesotho and Comoros dream to qualify for the first time.
AFP Sport badesses the eight groups where places are competing before the first Nations Cup that will bring together 24 teams and the first of the modern era to take place in the middle of the year.
Group B
Cameroon coach and former Dutch player Clarence Seedorf has lamented the poor return of his goal – three out of five qualifiers – and will miss Karl Toko Ekambi, suspended.
The Villarreal striker, who scored twice in La Liga last weekend, is suspended and his opponent Vincent Abubakar injured.
Only one victory will suffice in Comoros and they will miss the suspension of El Fardou Ben Nabouhane, their main source of goals.
Group C
Gabon must win in Bujumbura to prevent Burundi from creating the story and the return of Arsenal star Aubameyang is a welcome boost for the Panthers, less successful.
Last year, he refused to travel to South Sudan because of the state of misfortune of the chartered aircraft and his injury. He was excluded from the next qualifier, a home defeat against Mali.
Aubameyang scored only one goal in the other qualifiers, while his Burundi counterpart Abdul Razak Fiston scored six times.
Group D
Benin, Togo and The Gambia have various chances to join Algeria, already qualified, at the African football biennale.
The Gambians face an almost impossible task as they should win in Algeria and hope that Benin and Togo will draw 48 hours later.
A more likely scenario is that Benin and Togo face off against Cotonou with the home team needing a draw while visitors, who may include veteran Emmanuel Adebayor, need to # 39; s win.
Group E
Nigeria, already triple champion, has already pbaded, leaving South Africa and Libya, still underperforming, to compete for second place.
A draw will be enough for South Africa, which started with a brilliant victory against Nigeria before a draw in Seychelles against a team consisting of a pastry chef.
Libya, as usual, must win and a sensational midweek victory for its Olympic team against Nigeria has lifted morale.
Group G
The leaders of Zimbabwe, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Brazzaville are both candidates.
Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo have an advantage over their country vis-à-vis the generally poor travelers, respectively Congo and Liberia, and victories will ensure qualification.
Khama Billiat is expected to pose a threat of attack for Zimbabwe, while Congolese hope Yannick Bolasie's pace and Cedric Bakambu's stealth can cause damage.
Group I
Angola is two points ahead of Burkina Faso in an intriguing two-man hunt to join Mauritania, qualifying for the first time.
The Angolans, whose winger Geraldo is able to unlock the tighter defenses, go to Botswana, whose performance is poor and where a victory guarantees qualification.
But if they fail, Burkina Faso, bronze medalist in the 2017 Nations Cup, will qualify by imposing at home against Mauritania.
Group K
Guinea-Bissau can play two matches of the Nations Cup, provided they do not lose at home against Mozambique.
Namibia, far from Zambia already eliminated, will also go to Egypt provided that Guinea-Bissau does not lose.
The section was to be won by Zambia, the 2012 champion, but three defeats eliminated the Chipolopolo (copper balls) and cost his position to the Belgian coach, Sven Vandenbroeck.
Group l
Uganda booked its ticket to the final with an undefeated record and veteran goalkeeper veteran Denis Onyango kept five white sheets.
Lesotho are second, despite a single win and three goals in five games. A victory in Cape Verde will bring the Crocodiles to the final for the first time.
If Cape Verde triumphs, they will qualify unless the unpredictable Tanzania gets the maximum home points against Uganda in a showdown between Africa 's. East and Africa.
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