Africa WCQ: No Shocks As The Big Teams Takes A Big Step Towards Qatar 2022 Qualification

Africa WCQ: No Shocks As The Big Teams Takes A Big Step Towards Qatar 2022 Qualification By Omolagba Oluwayemi Ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, majority of Africa's big teams began their qualifiers on a winning note, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal all recorded a win in the match day one of their respective groups, an achievement expected to set a tone for what is to come in those groups. Beginning from Wednesday, Egypt, Senegal, Lybia and Mali recorded wins against their opponents with only two games ending in a draw on the day. It was all about goals on Thursday as merciless Algeria dismantled Djibouti 8-0 on their first ever meeting. Morocco, Benin, and Burkina Faso also recorded wins same day. Also Read: Crisis Rocks Akwa United CAF Champions League Opponent’s Camp In an action packed Friday, it went as expected as Nigeria, Cameroon Ghana, Tunisia and Zambia all recorded victories against their opponents but the Ivorians and South African disappointed, failing to record a goal against their opponents. As it stands after the first round of matches in the continent, the big boys are in control with no shocking results witnessed yet but as we approach the second round games, we expect things to take another turn and probably witnessed an upset especially with the big boys set to travel to unfamiliar grounds to face the continent's underdogs. Match Day 1 Results Nigeria 2-0 Liberia Cameroon 2-0 Malawi Ghana 1-0 Ethiopia Tunisia 3-0 Equatorial Guinea Mauritania 1-2 Zambia Mozambique 0-0 Côte d'Ivoire Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa Madagascar 0-1 Benin DR Congo 1-1 Tanzania Morocco 2-0 Sudan Namibia 1-1 Congo Kenya 0-0 Uganda Algeria 8-0 Djibouti Niger 0-2 Burkina Faso CAR 1-1 Cape Verde Mali 1-0 Rwanda Egypt 1-0 Angola Lybia 2-1 Gabon Senegal 2-0 Togo Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Guinea Games continues across different centers on Sunday through Tuesday as the qualifies will enter its second match day.