Le Mali mene 1-0 à la mi-temps!

Le Mali a ouvert le score à la 39è minute par Kanouté sur une passe de Bassala Touré !


1635GMT: The second half is also underway in Lome between hosts Togo and Mali.

1630GMT: The second half in Freetown is underway and Benin have started the better against Sierra Leone.

1620GMT: HALF-TIME: Togo 0-1 Mali: Striker Freddi Kanoute has scored the only goal of the game so far Mali, he scores thanks to a cross from Bassala Toure.

1615GMT: HALF-TIME: Sierra Leone 0-1 Benin: The Squirrels are leading but it is Sierra Leone who are dominating and their strikers are lacking the finishing touch.

1605GMT: Sierra Leone continue to dominate the game in Freetown but striker Julius Woobay and Foday Ishmael Camara are being wasteful in front of the Benin goal.

1550GMT: Twenty minutes gone in Lome in the game between Togo and Mali and its still goalless.

1545GMT: Sierra Leone are determined to make a game of this and Oumara Bangoura goes close as a poor clearance from the Benin goalkeeper falls to him and the strikers shot goes just wide.

1540GMT: GOAL! Sierra Leone 0-1 Benin: Benin striker Oumar Tchomogo sees his shot deflected into the goal to give them a lead that could see them qualify for Ghana 2008.

1537GMT: Sierra Leone are dominating the opening exchanges and are unlucky not to open the scoring.

1530GMT: Benin kick off their must win game against Sierra Leone.

1525GMT: It is not a full house in Freetown to see Sierra Leone against Benin, just 5,000 in a stadium with a capacity of more than 30,000.



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If Togo or Mali win they qualify as group winners.

If Benin win, they qualify, either as group winners if Togo and Mali draw, otherwise as best runners-up.

If Benin fail to win and Togo against Mali ends in a draw, Mali qualify as group winners on head-to-head with Togo.

Uganda qualify as best runners-up if Benin fail to win or even if the Squirrels do win, the Cranes will still qualify if Togo and Mali draw.