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Second round of World Cup qualifying concludes

Africa

When the draw for the group phase of the African World Cup qualifiers was made, it was immediately obvious that the heavyweight Group D clash between Cameroon and the Ivory Coast would be the highlight of the campaign, and so it proved the perfect cap to three months of frenetic action.

A boisterous crowd at the newJapoma Stadium in Douala, which will be a focal point of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, watched in delight

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