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Tunisia/Seychelles: Tunisia Beats Seychelles 5-0, Qualifies for Last Round of 2010 World Cup

13 October 2008

Tunis — Tunisia moved on to the last round of the FIFA World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifying, after it easily beat the Seychelles 5-0 in Rades on Saturday.

Essafi (5') and (64') who gave Tunisia the lead after 5 minutes into the game, scored 2 goals. Mikari (18'), Ben Fredj (20') and Ben Khalfallah (43') scored the remainder.

Tunisia finishes second with 13 points in group 9 after Burkina Faso who beat Burundi 3-1 on Sunday.

Twenty African teams have qualified for the last round of the World Cup and African Cup of Nations 2010 this weekend.

The teams will be divided over 5 groups during the draws due to take place on October 24 in Zurich, Switzerland.

The winner of each group will qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, whereas the three first qualifying teams of each group will go to Angola which is due to host the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Tagged: East Africa, North Africa, Seychelles, Soccer, Sport, Tunisia, World Cup

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