NAIROBI Men's Nike Air VaporMax LACELESS Black Night Grey Australia , Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Over 10 continental football nations, including seven-time champions Egypt, are in danger of being knocked out of the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers after just three of the six qualifying matches.
Qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco reaches the halfway mark this weekend and with it comes the added pressure for the top teams to stamp their authority by winning against their opponents to remain in contention for a place in the finals.
Egypt find themselves on the verge of missing the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the third time in a row after conceding to a second successive defeat in the qualifiers back in September.
The Pharaohs slumped to a 1-0 loss to North African rivals, Tunisia to trail Group G of the qualifiers pointless
Tunisia has six points, tied with Senegal on top of Group G Men's Nike Air Max 2018.5 Red Black Australia , while Egypt trail the group with no points, just like Botswana who lost at home to Senegal earlier on the day.
Botswana will be entertaining the Pharaohs on Friday at the National Stadium in Gaberone.
Nothing but the three points awarded for a victory will do for the Pharaohs, Lesotho, Botswana, Togo Men's Nike Air Max 2018.5 All Black Australia , Sierra Leone, Angola, Ethiopia and Sudan if they are continue in the qualifying process as challengers and not as teams making up the numbers in the group.
This scenario makes Egypt' s visit to Botswana and Lesotho' s hosting of Angola on Friday a relegation six-pointer chase.
Defending champions Nigeria also find themselves teetering on the brink of elimination, having failed to register a win in their first two matches.
The Super Eagles are the third-placed team in Group A, three points adrift of second-placed South Africa and five off Congo Men's Nike Air Vapormax 2018 Black Australia , who top the group with six points.