Match Report
6 points and 1 places separated them: Lesotho 3rd with 4, Gabon 2nd with 10. Lesotho's recent output lagged their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Lesotho ran at 0.33 scored and 2.17 conceded, Gabon at 1.17 and 1.5.
Lesotho had gone 7 games without a win.
Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban staged the fixture, a ground that holds 94,736. With 25 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, D. Ayi Laryea was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Gabon: Shavy Warren Babicka (55'), Rody Junior Effaghe (84')