African international qualifiers return this weekend with a full schedule across the continent. Contests on Friday and Saturday should see a whole swathe of sides book their places at the Cup of Nations before the final round of qualifiers in midweek.
The complexion of African football has changed since the teams last engaged in the middle of October.
South Africa have encountered tragedy in the shape of the murder of their goalkeeper and skipper Senzo Meyiwa.
The Ebola epidemic continues to ravage West Africa—with almost 5000 deaths having been confirmed—and the disease has severely affected the continent’s sporting plans.
Morocco refused to host the tournament in January, on the advice of their ministry of health, and CAF have ignored pleas to postpone. New hosts have been sought with the confederation confident that the tournament will take place on the established dates.
After all of this, it will be a pleasure to concentrate, once again, on on-field events.
Here are the key issues to watch out for during the weekend’s Afcon qualifiers.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1tLquQU
via IFTTT November 13, 2014 at 03:00AM
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