CAIRO: Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Sudan have all marched their way to the final stage of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, whereas Senegal has shockingly missed out.
Algeria booked her place as Group 6 leaders, following a goalless draw in Liberia, whilst Senegal was denied by a 1-1 home draw with Gambia.
Gambia s Tijan Jaiteh scored in the last four minutes in Dakar to deny the Teranga Lions a top spot sending them to the ungrateful third place.
A series of violent events followed the game at Leopold Senghor Stadium, as angry fans ransacked the Senegalese FA s place.
In Group 9, Tunisia thrashed Seychelles 5-1 in Rades, courtesy of two scores by highly-rated forward Amine Chermiti.
Tunisia reached 13 points to go through along with Burkina Faso, who visits Burundi on Sunday. Faisal Ajab scored a priceless second goal to steer Sudan to a 2-0 victory over Congo, as the Sudanese claimed second spot in Group 10 with a one-goal difference.
Morocco finished top of the three-team Group 8 after beating Mauritania 4-1 at home. Rwanda also is through as runner-up.
Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Malawi and Rwanda boast unassailable leads over other teams fighting for a second-best finish.
Once all the matches in the twelve groups have been played, the 12 group winners move on to the next round, as do the eight best second-placed teams.
