By Brian Bariyo
The Road to Qatar 2022 for the African continent started on a bright note for away teams as six of the eight at least picked a result on the road.
The biggest game featured Tanzania’s Taifa Stars away match against Burundi which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Cedric Amissi scored for the hosts in Bujumbura before Simon Msuva salvaged a draw for the visitors and the return leg is in four days in Dar-es- Salaam.
Elsewhere, Ethiopia drew goalless with Lesotho in Addis, Namibia won 2-1 away in Eritrea while Liberia outclassed Sierra Leone 3-1 in Monrovia.
Other games saw Mozambique beat Mauritius 1-0, Djibouti shocked Eswatini 2-1, South Sudan drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea while Guinea Bissau beat Sao Tome 1-0.
Action in the preliminary qualifiers continue on Thursday and will go on through the weekend.
Wednesday Results
Burundi 1-1 Tanzania
Ethiopia 0-0 Lesotho
Eritrea 1-2 Namibia
Liberia 3-1 Sierra Leone
Mauritius 0-1 Mozambique
Sao Tome 0-1 Guinea Bissau
Djibouti 2-1 Eswatini
South Sudan 1-1 Equatorial Guinea
Thursday Fixtures
Somalia vs Zimbabwe
Chad vs Sudan
Seychelles vs Rwanda
Friday Fixtures
Gambia vs Angola
Comoros vs Togo
Saturday Fixtures
Botswana vs Malawi
