Soccer: Africa World Cup qualifying results

The Central African Republic secured their first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifying victory as they beat Botswana 2-0, while reigning African champions Zambia slumped to a 2-0 defeat in Sudan. Gambia held Morocco to a prestigious 1-1 draw, while 2010 FIFA finalists Côte d’Ivoire and Algeria beat Tanzania and Rwanda respectively. Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored for Ivory Coast. Also getting their campaign off to a winning start were Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Cameroon, Ghana, Egypt and Senegal, while Burkina Faso drew with Congo, and Kenya were held to a goalless draw by Malawi.

The Results
Friday 1 June
Egypt 2-0 Mocambique
Ghana 7-0 Lesotho

Saturday 2 June
Central African Republic 2-0 Botswana
Sierra Leone 2-1 Cape Verde
Tunisia 3-1 Equatorial Guinea
Gambia 1-1 Morocco
Côte d’Ivoire 2-0 Tanzania
Sudan 2-0 Zambia
Burkina Faso 0-0 Congo
Kenya 0-0 Malawi
Algeria 4 – 0 Rwanda
Cameroon 1-0 DR Congo
Senegal 3-1 Liberia

Sunday 3 June: The matches today
South Africa – Ethiopia
Niger – Gabon
Nigeria – Namibia
Zimbabwe – Guinea
Benin – Mali
Togo – Libya
Angola – Uganda

Results collated by FIFA.com