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Originally Posted by Freeway
Africa (5 will advance): Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Cote D'Ivore, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon and Senegal.
Ethiopia is the only team advancing to the two-legged final round that had to participate in the first round as well.
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Further represents the huge disparity between East and West sub-Saharan Africa in footballing terms.
Has an East African team made a finals or done half well even at an ACN in the last 20 years? An Ethiopian qualification would be huge for that whole region.
On a side note, they sure can churn out long distance runners though.