The last qualifying ticket for the African Cup of Nations will be played between Sierra Leone / Benin. After an imbroglio around the « positive tests for Covid-19 » in the Squirrels, a few days ago, this match, counting for the 6th and last day of the qualifiers in group L, has finally been rescheduled to next June, according to the decision taken by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), which should decide the case, then decided to reschedule the match Sierra Leone / Benin, next June, to complete the table of countries already qualified for the finals of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. « The Organising Committee of the African Cup of Nations of CAF has decided to postpone the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Sierra Leone and Benin to the next FIFA international window in June 2021. (…), » said the statement of the governing body of African football.
Currently 2nd in Group L with 7 points, Benin only needs a draw in Freetown to validate its ticket, while Sierra Leone (3rd, 4 pts -1) should necessarily win at home. It should be recalled that 23 countries are qualified for the CAN 2022: Cameroon (host country), Algeria, title holders, Senegal, Tunisia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Comoros, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, Malawi, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and Ethiopia
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