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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Three African nations have qualified for the next phase of the 2022 World Cup qualifying series in the African zone.<\/p>\n

They are Morocco, Mali and Senegal.<\/p>\n

Morocco are already guaranteed top spot in Group I with two matches left to play.<\/p>\n

Last month, they defeated Guinea 4-1 in Rabat and will be one of the 10 group winners competing in the playoffs in March for five spots from the continent.<\/p>\n

Senegal beat Namibia 3-1 and now have 12 points after four Group H fixtures.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Mali became the third country to clinch progression into the final playoff phase.<\/p>\n

They guaranteed top spot in Group E thanks to a 3-0 away win over 10-man Rwanda in Kigali in an early evening kick-off.<\/p>\n

Moussa Djenepo, Ibrahima Kone and Kalifa Coulibaly got the goals.<\/p>\n

The last two rounds of the group phase of African qualifiers will be played between November 10-16.<\/p>\n

World Cup qualifier: Senegal, Morocco into next phase, Nigeria stumbles<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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