Africa (CAF) 2nd Round Group 2
FORMAT
The 48 qualifiers (45 direct entrants plus 3 winners of the first round) were split into 12 groups of 4 in the draw held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. Teams in each group played a home-and-away round-robin in 2008, with the 12 groups winners and 8 best runners-up advancing to the third round.
*I also draw randomly who would play one another*
MATCHES
Round 2 Group 2 Match 1 --- May 31, 2008 3:30PM Benin vs. Guinea-Bissau (Dusk)
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou; Attendance: 10,200; Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
30' M. Pote (Benin)
Yellow Card
33' A. Adenon (Benin)
Yellow Card
40' J. Ahoueya (Benin 1-0)
56' S. Sessegnon (Benin 2-0)
Result - Benin W 2-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 2 --- May 31, 2008 4PM Botswana vs. Ghana (Sunny)
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone; Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
16' B. Mafoko (Botswana 1-0)
36' M. Amoah (Ghana 1-1)
59' M. Amoah (pen) (Ghana 2-1)
67' J. Paintsil (Ghana)
Yellow Card
75' N. Letsholathebe (Botswana)
Yellow Card
Result - Ghana W 2-1
Round 2 Group 2 Match 3 --- June 8, 2008 4:30PM Botswana vs. Benin (Sunny)
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone; Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
51' S. Tchomogo (Benin)
Yellow Card
Result - Draw 0-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 4 --- June 8, 2008 4:30PM Ghana vs. Guinea-Bissau (Sunny)
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi; Attendance: 31,000; Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
24' M. Amoah (Ghana 1-0)
57' S. Muntari (Ghana)
Yellow Card
60' S. Appiah (Ghana 2-0)
80' M. Essien (Ghana 3-0)
Result - Ghana W 3-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 5 --- June 15, 2008 4PM Benin vs. Ghana (Dusk)
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou; Attendance: 25,000; Referee: Jean-Claude Niyongabo (Burundi)
6' A. Adenon (Benin)
Yellow Card
15' K. Chrysostome (Benin)
Red Card
25' A. Annan (Ghana)
Yellow Card
36' S. Appiah (Ghana 1-0)
72' S. Tchomogo (Benin 1-1)
74' A. Gyan (Ghana 2-1)
83' O. Olou (Benin 2-2)
Result - Draw 2-2
Round 2 Group 2 Match 6 --- June 15, 2008 5PM Guinea-Bissau vs. Botswana (Sunny)
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau; Attendance: 15,906
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
10' D. Selolwane (Botswana 1-0)
45' O. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau 1-1)
90' M. Mogaladi (Botswana 2-1)
Result - Botswana W 2-1
Round 2 Group 2 Match 7 --- June 23, 2008 3PM Benin vs. Botswana (Dusk)
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou; Attendance: 30,000; Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
6' R. Omotoyossi (Benin 1-0)
30' T. Mothlabankwe (Botswana)
Yellow Card
Result - Benin W 1-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 8 --- June 24, 2008 4PM Guinea-Bissau vs. Ghana (Sunny)
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau; Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jean-Claude Labrosse (Seychelles)
73' Bruno Fernandes (Guinea-Bissau)
Yellow Card
81' Dionisio Fernandes (Guinea-Bissau 1-0)
86' A. Annan (Ghana)
Yellow Card
Result - Guinea-Bissau W 1-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 9 --- September 6, 2008 3PM Ghana vs. Benin (Sunny)
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra; Attendance: 29,040; Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
18' J. Paintsil (Ghana)
Yellow Card
28' M. Essien (Ghana 1-0)
36' M. Amoah (Ghana 2-0)
56' P. Tagoe (Ghana 3-0)
74' R. Omotoyossi (Benin 3-1)
81' M. Essien (Ghana)
Yellow Card
90' J. Paintsil (Ghana)
Yellow Card (2) =
Red Card
Result - Ghana W 3-1
Round 2 Group 2 Match 10 --- September 7, 2008 3PM Botswana vs. Guinea-Bissau (Sunny)
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone; Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cheikh Ahmed Tidane Seck (Senegal)
15' P. Moloi (Botswana 1-0)
32' T. Mothlabankwe (Botswana 2-0)
33' Bruno Fernandes (Guinea-Bissau)
Yellow Card
45' Bruno Fernandes (Guinea-Bissau)
Yellow Card (2) =
Red Card
51' T. Mothlabankwe (Botswana)
Yellow Card
66' N. Letsholathebe (Botswana 3-0)
Result - Botswana W 3-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 11 --- October 11, 2008 2:30PM Guinea-Bissau vs. Benin (Sunny)
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau; Attendance: 10,340
Referee: Abdul Basit Ebrahim (South Africa)
3' M. Ogunbiyi (Benin)
Yellow Card
60' D. Koukou (Benin)
Yellow Card
Result - Draw 0-0
Round 2 Group 2 Match 12 --- October 11, 2008 4PM Ghana vs. Botswana (Sunny)
Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi; Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
14' A. Annan (Ghana)
Yellow Card
15' M. Essien (Ghana 1-0)
59' A. Gyan (Ghana 2-0)
69' A. Gyan (Ghana 3-0)
70' M. Mogaladi (Botswana)
Yellow Card
Result - Ghana W 3-0
| CAF World Cup Qualifying 2nd Round Group 2 |
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
| Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Benin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Botswana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
*GHANA Automatically qualifies for 3rd Round, BENIN goes into runner-up standings*