2022 World Cup: Niger reacts to Djibouti in qualifying
The Djibouti team in June 2021. AFP - KARIM JAAFAR
Text by: David Kalfa Follow
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Niger's team beat Djibouti's 4-2 during a meeting relocated to Rabat on September 6, 2021, in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup (group A).
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The Sharks of the Red Sea would have seen themselves devouring the MENA, this September 6, 2021 in Rabat (Morocco)
[1]
, in qualifying for the
2022
Football
World Cup
.
The Djiboutians even managed to do it for a period, facing Niger.
They opened the scoring in the 32nd by Anas Farah Ali.
But in the second period, the Nigeriens resurfaced thanks to a double from Victorien Adebayor (49th, 56th), a penalty from Djibo Adamou (65th) and a fourth goal signed by Amadou Sabo (68th).
Hassan Houssein completed the scoreboard for Djibouti in the 90th minute: 4-2, final score.
In the classification of group A, Niger is now tied on points (3) with Burkina Faso and Algeria pending the confrontation of Burkinabè and Algerians, this September 7 in Marrakech
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To (re) read: 2022 World Cup: Africa qualifying schedule and results
[1] The Djibouti-Niger and Burkina Faso-Algeria matches have been relocated to Morocco, due to Djibouti and Burkinabè infrastructures not meeting FIFA standards.
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