AFCON 2027: six teams without a point after three rounds
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Six teams, including Lesotho, South Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Liberia, have yet to earn a point after three rounds of AFCON 2027 qualifying. Three rounds remain to turn the situation around, according to Vanguard.
Lesotho, South Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Liberia have lost their first three matches in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, Vanguard reports. The six teams are bottom of their groups with zero points and still have three rounds to turn the situation around.
Lesotho lost 2-0 to Gabon on Friday 13 November in Group A, while Morocco moved to nine points with a 5-1 win over Niger. In Group B, South Sudan lost 2-0 to Angola on Saturday 14 November and are eight points behind joint leaders Egypt and Angola, who have seven points each. Somalia, meanwhile, lost 2-0 to Ghana on Thursday 12 November in Group C, where Ivory Coast lead with nine points.
Sierra Leone lost 3-1 to DR Congo on Thursday 12 November in Group E, leaving DR Congo top with nine points. Central African Republic lost 4-1 to Benin on the same day in Group F, where Benin and Burkina Faso have seven points each. Liberia finally lost 4-2 to Cape Verde on Friday 13 November in Group K, a result already reported in Cape Verde’s victory over Liberia, while Mali lead with nine points.
