Final Stage of African World Cup Qualifiers At Halfway Point

We're almost to the 2010 World Cup in Africa, as the continent is now half way through their last phase of Cup qualifying.

Where do we stand? Let's take a look at the standings for the five groups.

Remember, the five group winners go to the 2010 World Cup. The top three in each group advance to the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola. Qualifying starts again in September.

GROUP A

				P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
			Gabon	2	2	0	0	5	1	6
			Togo	3	1	1	1	1	3	4
			Morocco	3	0	2	1	1	2	2
			Cameroon	2	0	1	1	0	1	1

In Group A, Gabon is the surprise leader over the likes of Cameroon and Morocco.
What's up with Cameroon? They've yet to score a goal! Get it together, lads.

GROUP B

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Tunisia	3	2	1	0	4	1	7
Nigeria	3	1	2	0	3	0	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	3	6	3
Mozambique	3	0	1	2	1	4	1

Tunisia has always had a strong team. Can they keep the Nigerians at bay? They play again on September 5th ...

GROUP C

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Algeria	3	2	1	0	5	1	7
Zambia	3	1	1	1	2	3	4
Rwanda	2	0	1	1	0	1	1
Egypt	2	0	1	1	2	4	1

What's up with the Egyptians, reigning African champions? The Egyptians are disappointing again. Luckily, there's still time to get it together. I'd like to see a run from them in the World Cup. Until then, the Algerians are doing a great job at the top of the group, letting in just one but scoring five.

GROUP D

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Ghana	3	3	0	0	5	0	9
Mali	3	1	1	1	4	4	4
Benin	3	1	0	2	2	4	3
Sudan	3	0	1	2	1	3	1

Group favorite Ghana is riding high. Can anyone catch them? Doubtful.

GROUP E

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Ivory Coast	3	3	0	0	10	3	9
B Faso	3	2	0	1	7	5	6
Guinea	3	1	0	2	5	7	3
Malawi	3	0	0	3	1	8	0

Ivory Coast is doing exceptionally well. The surprise package is Burkina Faso, a mere three points behind the group leaders. Still, Ivory Coast just defeated their major competition and another three points would see them inch ever so closer to the 2010 Cup.

There you have it! For a full schedule of fixtures, please click here.

We're so close, I can almost taste it!