Match Report
3 points for Central African Republic (4th), 10 for Gabon (2nd): a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Central African Republic no better than 48th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Central African Republic were scoring 0.5 and conceding 2.33, Gabon 1.17 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Central African Republic.
Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,000. With 38 matches recorded and 2.6 yellow cards per game, D. Beida was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Gabon: Guélor Kanga (74')