Twenty countries now face the prospect of a three-year absence from international competition - following their failure to qualify for the group stage of the 2006 Nations Cup and World Cup qualifying series. Here are the results of the games played over the weekend:
Friday 14 November
Mauritania 2-1 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe qualify 4-2 on aggregate
Algeria 6-0 Niger
Algeria win 7-0
Mali 2-0 Guinea Bissau
Mali win 4-1
Saturday 15 November
Gabon 4-1 Burundi
Gabon win 4-1
Malawi 0-0 Ethiopia
Malawi win 3-1
Zambia 1-1 Seychelles
Zambia win 5-1
Kenya 3-0 Tanzania
Kenya win 3-0
Namibia 1-1 Rwanda
Rwanda win 4-1
Sunday 16 November
Mauritius 3-1 Uganda (AET)
Uganda win 4-3
Lesotho 0-0 Botswana
Botswana win 4-1
Mozambique 3-4 Guinea
Guinea win 5-3
Eritrea 0-0 Sudan
Sudan win 3-0
Libya 8-0 Sao Tome e Principe
Libya win 9-0
Benin 3-2 Madagascar
Benin win 4-3
Togo 2-0 Equatorial Guinea
Togo win 2-1
Angola 2-0 Chad
Angola qualify on the away goals away goals rule after a 3-3 draw overall
Sierra Leone 1-1 Congo
Congo win 2-1
Liberia 3-0 Gambia
Liberia win 3-2
Cape Verde Islands 3-0 Swaziland
Cape Verde Islands win 4-1
Ghana 5-0 Somalia
Wednesday 19 November
Somalia 0-2 Ghana
Ghana win 7-0 on aggregate
(The second leg was played in Kumasi, Ghana, as a result of the political instability in Somalia.)
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