Hi Folks,

Omar, Ebrima and all other football (soccer) fans in the house, please
find below the draw for the first round of African qualifying matches
for the 2002 World Cup.

The first round is knock-out, and the winners of each match listed
below qualify for the second round. The second round will be divided
into five groups of five teams. Unlike the last qualification
series, no team is getting a bye into round two. The five winners of
these groups qualify for the World Cup finals.

My prediction:
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After the dust settles/clears, the following teams will represent the
continent:
1. Nigeria
2. South Africa
3. Morocco
4. Algeria
5. Tunisia or Egypt

By the way, Manchester United plays Valencia of Spain tomorrow at Old
Trafford in the Champions League.... a must win for Man. United, after
losing (0-2) to Fiorentina in Florence, Italy. Sorry Ebrima, your team
(Arsenal) is not good enough for the Champions league :) .... I used to
root for them when Ian Wright was at his prime.

Cheers,
        Madiba.
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Group A

Cape Verde Islands v Algeria
Mauritania v Tunisia
Benin v Senegal
Guinea Bissau v Togo
Gambia v Morocco

Group B

Lesotho v South Africa
Swaziland v Angola
Botswana v Zambia
Madagascar v Gabon
Sudan v Mozambique

Group C

Equatorial Guinea v Congo
Libya v Mali
Rwanda v Ivory Coast
Sao Tome v Sierre Leone
Central African Republic v Zimbabwe

Group D

Seychelles v Namibia
Djibouti v Democratic Republic of Congo
Somalia v Cameroon
Mauritius v Egypt
Eritrea v Nigeria

Group E

Chad v Liberia
Uganda v Guinea
Ethiopia v Burkina Faso
Malawi v Kenya
Tanzania v Ghana

On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Omar Drammeh wrote:

> Ebrima Ceesay,
>
> It seems to me you have a great liking for football. Well, I happen to be one of those guys who found solace in the game and would love to have someone here to discuss with once in a while about the game. Maybe we could recall names like "Butut Joof", Saul Samba, BS, kebba Njie, Ebou Ceesay, The great Biri, Saihou Sarr, Essa Fye, Rico etc. These are great names in Gambian football history, some of whom have long passed away.
>
> I thought it would not have been that bad just to talk some little football, after our hectic debates here. We need to cool off with something else, right? Thanks for those lines about the game. I enjoyed reading the bit honestly.
>
> Did you watch Chelsea against Lazio? Our Norwegian side Rosenborg lost to Real Madrid by 3 goals to 1. By the way do you know that the Rosenborg striker Jon Carew is half Gambian?
>
> Hey, sorry folks if you`re getting bored. Mr Ceesay and other football loving guys "talk to me".
>
> Regards,
> Omar.

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