{"id":112614,"date":"2025-10-09T15:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/ethiopia-defeats-guinea-bissau-as-egypt-qualifies"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:08:33","slug":"ethiopia-defeats-guinea-bissau-as-egypt-qualifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ethiopia-defeats-guinea-bissau-as-egypt-qualifies","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Defeats Guinea Bissau as Egypt Qualifies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>James Ramkel Gang scored the lone goal in the 27th minute to help Ethiopia collect all three points in Wednesday’s narrow 1-0 win over Guinea Bissau at Amahoro Stadium.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia were hosting their games away from home as their stadiums don\u2019t meet international standard enough to host the World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n

However, it didn\u2019t prevent them from putting up a spirited performance to claim what was the second victory of their 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n

Ethiopian resilience paid off in the 27th minute when Ramkel produced a powerful header, firing home the decisive goal that would seal all three points for the home side.<\/p>\n

Guinea-Bissau were only fighting to defend the national pride but they struggled to break through Ethiopia\u2019s organised defense every occasion they pushed for an equalizer.<\/p>\n

The visitors piled pressure on Ethiopia late in the second half, but the latter remained focused and held on the secure all three points.<\/p>\n

The win changed nothing on the Group A led by Egypt who beat Djibouti 3-0, through a Mohamed Salah brace, to secure the ticket to the World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n

Egypt qualified for World Cup 2026 after beating Djibouti 3-0 to cement a top spot in Group A-courtesy<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso are guaranteed a second-place finish in the group after Wednesday\u2019s 1-0 win over Sierra Leonne moved them to 18 points.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss, Sierra Leon remain in third place with 12 points as Ethiopia sit fifth with 9 points while Guinea Bissau stayed in fourth place with 10 points.<\/p>\n

Djibouti are at the bottom of the table with one point.<\/p>\n

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