Football: Nigeria, SA fail to qualify
South Africa, champions inwards 1996, additionally botched to qualify instead of then years event inwards Equatorial Guinea and Gabon similar to being held 0-0 next to quarters by Sierra Leone.Niger went through from party G as a replacement for on head-to-head results despite behind 3-0 into Egypt, as soon as both nations finished on nine points.Ghana, runners-up now 2010, qualified now originally place from troop I bearing in mind a 2-0 win away to Sudan gratitude to first-half goals from striker Asamoah Gyan and defender John Mensah.Sudan may possibly yet profess the left over runner-up blemish depending on the results of Sundays band D and H matches.Libya shook rotten the north African countrys opinionated dissension to seal a place since categorize C runners-up gone a 0-0 entice away to Zambia, who clinched top pimple.Mali went through while party A winners despite giving way an injury-time equalizer inside the 2-2 obtain away to Liberia.