Chad has pulled out from the qualifying series for next year Africa cup of nations competition scheduled to hold in Gabon due to financial constraints . What this implies is that Chad would not be able to prosecute their remaining matches in Group G.
According to the letter (shown below) the Fédération Tchadienne de Football have announced the country’s withdrawal from qualification for the 2017 AFCON in Gabon, citing financial difficulties.
Also the withdrawal means that their results against all three teams would be discarded with just one team qualifying to the finals in Gabon next year. As such, Egypt would be first with four points, ahead of Nigeria (two points) and Tanzania (one point) respectively.
The leaders of all 13 groups qualify automatically to the tournament finals with the top two second-placed teams joining them, as well as hosts Gabon.
If Chad’s withdrawal goes through, Egypt can qualify for Gabon with a win against Nigeria on Tuesday in Alexandria, and also no teams in Group G would be considered for best losers.
The Chadians were beaten 1-0 at home by Tanzania over the weekend in round three of the qualifying series but their withdrawal now makes the group complicated.
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| Chad national team before the game in Kaduna against the Super Eagles |
An official statement by Chad signed by FA general secretary, Moctar Mahamoud, said the country will not be in Tanzania for Monday’s AFCON qualifier due to the harsh economic realities, which has also affected their participation in other international competitions.
Chad are bottom of Group G with no points having lost their matches against Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania. Egypt top the group with seven points while Nigeria have five points.
If they had not withdrawn, besides the trip to Tanzania, Chad are also due to host Nigeria in June before a final group game against Egypt.
Nigeria did not qualify for the last Nations Cup won by the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire.
Nigeria did not qualify for the last Nations Cup won by the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire.
