Asian heavyweight South Korea were held to a 2-2 draw by Jordan in a 2010 World Cup qualifier on Saturday after the visitors came from behind with two second-half goals from substitute Hasan Abdel Mahmoud. South Korea, looking for its seventh successive trip to the World Cup Finals, led 2-0 with its first goal coming from Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung from close range in the 39th minute. The host, which has five points from three matches in Group Three, doubled its advantage early in the second half after Cho Won-hee was brought down in the box by Hatem Aqel. FC Seoul forward Park Chu-young converted from the spot. It was not until midway through the second half that Jordan had its first shot on goal and shortly after Mahmoud turned the tables on South Korea. His first goal came in the 73rd minute after he picked up a rebound from his own shot and slipped the ball into the net. Mahmoud equalized seven minutes later when he took a long pass, split two defenders and delivered a rocket into the back of the net. Eto'o lifts Cameroon African superstar Samuel Eto'o scored a goal as Cameroon opened its challenge for a record sixth World Cup appearance with a 2-0 win over Cape Verde Islands Saturday. Tanzania was surprisingly held 1-1 at home by Mauritius in the same group with Danny Mrwanda scoring a 70th-minute equalizer after Wesley Marquette had edged the Indian Ocean islanders in front before half-time. Namibia snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kenya in Windhoek thanks to a Costa Khaiseb goal 60 seconds from full-time in Group 2, which includes Guinea and Zimbabwe and is likely to be among the most fiercely contested. Uganda battled to overcome minnows Niger 1-0 in a Group 3 showdown in Kampala courtesy of a goal 11 minutes into the second half from Ibrahim Sekagya. Botswana fared even worse at home to Madagascar in Group 7, having to settle for a 0-0 draw after Pontsho Moloi thought he had scored in each half only to have both efforts disallowed for offside. Rwanda had better luck at home to Mauritania in Group 8 with Saidi Abedi converting a penalty and Bokota Labama also on target in the closing stages to complete a 3-0 victory set up by a first-half Olivier Karekezi goal. Malawi exposed the limitations of Djibouti, the lowest ranked of the 47 second round competitors, with six second-half goals that earned the central Africans an 8-1 win in Blantyre. The 2010 World Cup qualifiers double as eliminators for the Nations Cup in Angola the same year.
