With 607 days until the opening of the 2010 World Cup South Africa, African Cup qualifying is
heading to its final stage.
20 countries advanced into the final round of African qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after
an eventful weekend.
Along with the perennial crop of heavyweights, including nine previous Cup participants, the likes
of Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Sudan also progressed, indication of the constantly shifting
power balance on the continent.
The draw for the final round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations took
place today in Zurich, Switzerland.
So what happened?
African champions Egypt were handed what many would consider to be the best of the five group
draws.
The Egyptians will face Algeria, Zambia and Rwanda in Group C as they attempt to reach their
third World Cup finals.
With the final stages of the 2nd round of African World Cup qualifying upon up this weekend, here's
a nice article from ESPN's Jon Carter about this weekend's games.
Click the link for the full article ... below's a free preview ...
African teams have raised the bar at the World Cup in recent tournaments and with Ghana
impressing in Germany in 2006 and Senegal having made the quarter-finals in 2002, the expectations
of the continent are high.
