A 100 per cent record for Nigeria means they are on the brink of qualification for the third phase of the African Zone preliminaries for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The heavily-fancied Super Eagles could make that a mathematical certainty with victory over Equatorial Guinea in Abuja on Saturday.
Cameroon are also close to securing progress, having amassed an unbeaten record to date, but for the rest of Groups 1 to 6 the tussle for places continues in the latest round of matches this coming weekend. FIFA.com looks ahead to a fourth successive weekend of games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Group 1: Cameroon are expected to inch closer to the mathematical certainty of qualification when they return home to meet Tanzania at the Ahmed Ahidjo stadium on Saturday. The Indomitable Lions lost their 100 per cent record to the Taifa Stars in a goalless draw in Dar-es-Salaam last weekend, but are likely to be much more forceful in front of their home fans. The Cape Verde Islands can keep themselves firmly rooted in second place if they beat Mauritius again on Sunday. Club M coach Ashok Cundasing says he will keep faith with Mauritius' young players, even if they were guilty of naivety in losing to the Cape Verdians in Curepipe last Sunday.
source: http://www.fifa.com