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South Africa secures last berth in Cup of Nations Finals
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 03 - 2019

South Africa booked the last place at the African Cup of Nations Finals with a 2-1 away win over Libya thanks to Percy Tau's double Sunday to complete the lineup for the 24-team finals being hosted in Egypt in June.
The diminutive 24-year-old striker, on loan at second-tier Union SG in Belgium from English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, scored with two powerful second half strikes to ensure the country finished second behind Nigeria in Group E.
Earlier Sunday, Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zimbabwe also ensured qualification.
Benin beat neighbors Togo 2-1 in Group D to bring an end to the international career of former Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Tanzania secured a convincing 3-0 home victory over neighbor Uganda, which had already qualified.
Tanzania finished second in Group L ahead of the small kingdom of Lesotho, which needed victory away in the Cape Verde Islands to qualify for the first time but was held 0-0.
Zimbabwe finished top of Group G with its 2-0 home win over Congo-Brazzaville, while DR Congo was second in the section after edging Liberia 1-0 in Kinshasa.
Khama Billiat and Knowledge Musona scored first-half goals for the Zimbabweans while Cedric Bakumbu was the Congolese hero.
South Africa, which had missed out on the last finals in Gabon two years ago, needed only a draw against Libya, which was forced to host the game on neutral territory in neighboring Tunisia because of a FIFA ban on them hosting matches at home.
Libya would have qualified at South Africa's expense with a win and it dominated a goalless first half with Manchester-born Ahmed Benali at the center of its attacks.
But Tau broke the deadlock after 50 minutes with a snap shot before Libya equalized with a Benali penalty in the 65th but the visitors restored their lead three minutes later when Tau fired in a shot from the left to ensure his country progressed.
The draw for the 24-team finals will be in Cairo on April 12. Cameroon won the trophy in 2017 by beating Egypt in Gabon.
The full list of qualifiers are: Egypt (hosts), Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. — Reuters


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