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Thomas Partey’s opener in Abuja takes Ghana through base on the away goal rule, which means Ghana advance on 2-1 aggregate, making their 4th World Cup appearance after missing out in Russia
Ghana will be in Qatar with 4 other African Countries, reigning African Cup champions, Senegal, defeated Egypt via penalties after a 1-0 win. Remarkably, each of the first four penalties were missed with Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly hitting the bar while Mo Salah blazed his kick over. However, Mane made no mistake from 12 yards to ensure his country will be represented in Qatar in winter.
Algeria thought it had booked its place at the 2022 World Cup, and so, in the 118th minute of a do-or-die playoff, after Ahmed Touba scored the goal that seemed to clinch qualification, Rigobert Song’s Cameroon over turn a 1-0 defeat to join African countries rep in Qatar, forward Karl Toko Ekambi swept home a 124th-minute winner, after a disappointing 1-0 lost on their home soil, netting four minutes into the extra time’s stoppage time to exit Algeria to a heartbreaking 2-1 loss in Blida, Samuel Eto’s team advance on the away goal rule following a 2-2 aggregate draw.
Morocco advanced 5-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in Kinshasa in Friday’s first leg and will compete at the tournament for a sixth time. Tarik Tissuoadali and Achraf Hakimi scored the other goals for Morocco, who were 2-0 up at halftime despite losing defender Jawad El Yamiq after six minutes to a muscle injury and having to take off goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, suffering from concussion after twice being hit on the head in aerial duels, in the 43rd.
Ben Malongo came off the bench to net a consolation for the Congolese with a shot on the turn from the edge of the penalty box that was the pick of the night’s efforts.
His 77th-minute goal gave the Congolese some cheer but they were thoroughly outplayed as their bid to qualify for the first time since 1974, ended in bitter disappointment.
Tunisia had a dramatic ticket to Qatar, the North African side didn’t score a single goal in their play-offs but rather benefitted from an own goal from defender Moussa Sissako in Bamako for the first leg and then get himself sent off four minutes later. they played a goalless game to go through their sixth world cup experience in the second league.
