South Africa to meet Ethiopia in World Cup qualifiers

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　　This was confirmed after the Ethiopians defeated Somalia 5-0 in their preliminary round qualifier in Addis Ababa on Wednesday to complete an aggregate¹ victory by the same scoreline.

　　Ethiopia took a fifth-minute lead through Omod Okwury, before two goals in three second half minutes from Shimeles Bekele sealed the fate of the Somalis. Getaneh Kebede added a pair of late goals for the home side.

　　The Walya Antelopes² had been in some disarray³ going into the tie after Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet walked out on them just two weeks before the first leg, citing differences with the Ethiopian Football Association over what he termed "broken promises."

　　Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane now knows the lineup for Group A, with neighbours Botswana and Central African Republic the other two teams in the pool.

　　Although South Africa will be favorites to advance to the next stage of qualifying as pool winners, he will not be relishing⁴ the away days that have been particularly poor for the national side over the last few years.

　　Bafana have not won a competitive fixture⁵ away from home since a 1-0 success in Equatorial Guinea in October 2008.

　　Following are the Bafana's World Cup qualifier fixtures⁶:

　　01-05/06/12: South Africa v Ethiopia

　　08-12/06/12: Botswana v South Africa

　　22-26/03/13: South Africa v Central African Republic

　　07-11/06/13: Central African Republic v South Africa

　　14-18/06/13: Ethiopia v South Africa

　　06-10/09/13: South Africa v Botswana.

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