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ERITREA: NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM SAYS ‘WIN MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH - NEEDS MORE GOALS’ August 31, 2007
(SomaliNet) As Eritrea prepares to play Swaziland on the 8th of September weekend, Eritrean National Soccer team says win might not be enough - needs more goals.
To make it to Ghana for the African Cup of Nations, Eritrea have to win the game and may be with more goals.
The African nations have played in 12 groups in qualifying rounds. First places advance to Ghana. Sudan has already qualified with 12 points in second place and Ghana has a reserved spot as a host nation. Total qualified now are 14 teams and only two teams from the rest 11 groups will get a chance to advance.
Eritrea, Uganda, Algeria, Zambia and Tanzania have eight points each. If All these teams win on September 8th, they will all have 11 points each and the two with best goal difference will advance. Therefore, Eritrea must not only beat Swaziland but it also needs many goals to make it to the African Cup of nations.-Dehai news