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The Global Goals rankings for March have just been published.
Both Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o fall in the Top 30, Drogba to Number 18 and Eto'o to Number 28. As regards the African Top 10, Sulley Muntari climbs into the Top 5 at number 4 courtesy of his goal against Austria while Achille Webo's brace against Liberia means he is into the Top 10 at number 7.
For the complete African Top 30, each countries Top 10, plus the overall Top 30, the monthly Top 30 please log on to www.global-goals.co.uk.
Nations Cup Qualifiers Reach Half Way Stage
There was a full programme of African Nations Cup qualifiers over the weekend (March 24-25) as countries from every corner of the continent battled it out in the latest leg of the race to reach Ghana 2008. Each group winner qualifies automatically for Ghana where they will be joined by the top three runners-up from the groups made up of four teams.
CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2008 qualifiers
Group 1
Madagascar 0-3 Côte d'Ivoire
Group 2
Egypt 3-0 Mauritania
Botswana 1-0 Burundi
Group 3
Nigeria 1-0 Uganda
Lesotho 3-1 Niger
Group 4
Mauritius 1-2 Sudan
Seychelles 0-3 Tunisia
Group 5
Equatorial Guinea 3-1 Rwanda
Cameroon 3-1 Liberia
Group 6
Angola 6-1 Eritrea
Kenya 2-0 Swaziland
Group 7
Senegal 4-0 Tanzania
Burkina Faso 1-1 Mozambique
Group 8
Algeria 2-0 Cape Verde Islands
Gambia 0-2 Guinea
Group 9
Togo 3-1 Sierra Leone
Mali 1-1 Benin
Group 10
Libya 2-0 Namibia
Group 11
Congo 0-0 Zambia
Chad 0-3 South Africa
Group 12
Zimbabwe 1-1 Morocco
As things stand, the fifteens sides in pole position to join hosts Ghana at next year’s showpiece are: Ivory Coast; Egypt; Nigeria; Tunisia; Sudan; Cameroon; Eq Guinea; Angola; Senegal; Algeria; Togo; Mali; DR Congo; South Africa; Morocco.
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon and Angola can all boast 100% records after securing further victories at the weekend. Togo - with Stephen Keshi now back at the helm - overcame Sierra Leone and impressively now lead a group also featuring the talented Mali. South Africans have reason to be optimistic, also, after Carlos Alberto Parreira marshaled Bafana Bafana to an encouraging 3-0 win.
Zimbabwe are the biggest ‘name’ in trouble after they were held at home by Morocco and will now probably need to win all their remaining games to progress.
But we are only at the half-way stage and no one has been ruled in or out just yet!
Please forward all press releases and feature ideas to Barney Cullum on barney@newafricansoccer.co.uk