2022 World Qualifiers: good pick for Mali and Nigeria, Benin misses the mark

Victor Osimhen, goalscorer against the Central African Republic (Archives).

AP - Alessandro Garofalo

Text by: Farid Achache Follow

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Mali and Nigeria made a good operation on behalf of the fourth day this Sunday, October 10 while Benin was beaten by Tanzania.

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Mali remain at the top of Group E after struggling to beat Kenya 1-0 on Matchday 4.

Author of a hat-trick in the first leg, Ibrahima Koné opened the scoring for the Eagles in the second half after a cross from Charles Traoré (55th).

The Malians are still under threat from Uganda, which beat Rwanda 1-0.

Kenyans and Rwandans are now eliminated.

In Douala in Cameroon, Nigeria returned to victory against the Central Africans (2-0) after their defeat against these same opponents on the third day (1-0).

Balogun and Osimhen are the two scorers of the meeting (29th and 45th + 1).

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Benin did a bad operation against Tanzania.

Michel Dussuyer's men were surprised in the 6th minute by Simon Msuva, the only scorer of this meeting.

The Beninese did not make life easier for the rest of the qualifiers in Group J where the first three still have the possibility of qualifying for the dams while Madagascar brings up the rear.

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