The top team from each of
the five groups in the Final Stage will go through to the World Cup in Japan
and Korea in 2002.
Together in Group B are
Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana.
| Group
E |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| South
Africa |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
| Guinea * |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
| Zimbabwe |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| Malawi |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
| Burkina
Faso |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
*Guinea thrown out of tournament by FIFA after persons and institutions in Guinea failed to implement the necessary measures to bring about normalisation to football in Guinea.
FIFA still to announce how remaining fixture will be played and how points already attained in games against Guinea will be dealt with.
| Fixtures/Results: |
| 2000
|
| June
17 |
Malawi |
1 - 1
|
Burkina
Faso |
|
Chitsulo
(39) |
|
Zongo
(29) |
| |
|
|
Attendance:
50,000 |
| |
|
|
|
| June
18 |
Guinea |
3 - 0
|
Zimbabwe |
|
Mendy
(32) |
|
Attendance:
30,000 |
| |
Camara
(50) |
|
|
| |
Youla
(61) |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| July
9 |
Burkina
Faso |
2 - 3
|
Guinea |
| |
Kambou
(20) |
|
Youla
(12) |
| |
Toure (72 pen) |
|
Syla
(23) |
|
|
|
Feindeno
(81) |
| |
|
|
Attendance
20,000 |
| |
|
|
|
| July
9 |
Zimbabwe |
0 a 2
|
South
Africa |
|
Match abandoned
awarded to S.A. |
|
Buckley(7, 82)
Attendance: 55,000 |
| |
| 2001
|
| January
28 |
South
Africa |
1 - 0
|
Burkina
Faso |
| |
Bartlett (17) |
|
Attendance: 25,000 |
| |
|
|
|
| January
28 |
Guinea |
1 - 1
|
Malawi |
| |
Bangoura (24) |
|
Banda (pen 52) |
| |
|
|
Attendance: 20,000 |
| |
|
|
|
| February
24 |
Burkina
Faso |
1 - 2
|
Zimbabwe |
| |
Dagano (22) |
|
Peter Ndlovu (2, 13) |
| |
|
|
Attendance: 20,000 |
| |
|
|
|
| February
25 |
Malawi |
1 - 2
|
South
Africa |
| |
Mabedi (pen 85) |
|
Masinga (26) |
| |
|
|
Nomvete (81) |
| |
|
|
Attendance: 60,000 |
| |
|
|
|
| March 11 |
Zimbabwe |
2 - 0
|
Malawi |
| |
Mwaruwaru (45) |
|
|
| |
Kasinauyo (82) |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| April
21 |
Burkina
Faso |
-
|
Malawi |
| May
5 |
South
Africa |
-
|
Zimbabwe |
| July
14 |
South
Africa |
-
|
Malawi |
| July
15 |
Zimbabwe |
-
|
Burkina
Faso |
| July
28 |
Malawi |
-
|
Zimbabwe |
