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Na 6-2

femi4:
They are not that good

I hope we go past them while SA beat Morocco equation balance bcoz there's no how SA go take beat us

Dghold:
Rubbish, Zambia and Nigeria qualify,

Okay sir

Yes — in this crazy Group C, all 3 still qualify — even though Zambia finished 3rd on the table.

Here's why:

WAFCON 2026 is now 16 teams — so not just top 2 go through. It's:

Top 2 from each group + 2 best 3rd-placed teams make the quarter-finals.

Group C final table:
1. Malawi - 6 pts (+2) - QUALIFIED as group winners 2. Nigeria - 6 pts (+4) - QUALIFIED 3. Zambia - 6 pts (+6) - QUALIFIED as best 3rd place 4. Egypt - 0 pts
All three tied on 6 points. They had to use head-to-head goals to separate: Malawi 4, Nigeria 3, Zambia 2 — so Malawi tops the group

Zambia had +6 goal difference — after thrashing Egypt 6-0 earlier — so even as 3rd place, with 6 points they are easily one of the two best 3rd-placed teams in the whole tournament.

So today's result:
Malawi lost to Zambia, but both go through to the knockout stage. Malawi as group winners gets a slightly easier quarter-final draw.

femi4:
They all tied at gd. The next criteria is gf

Malawi 4 GF
Nig 3 GF
Zam 2 GF

They didn't tie at goal difference.
GD
Zambia 8-2 = 6
Nigeria 9-5 = 4
Malawi 7-5 = 2

If they're going by goal diff, Zambia is top, followed by Nigeria.

If it's by Goal For.. It's Nigeria and Zambia

If it's by H2H it's a tie because all 3 lost to one another.

So.. On what criteria is Malawi ahead?

Dghold:
Zambia qualified with +6 goals Malawi is out cause of +2 goals

Are you sure of this? Based on h2h rules.
The three are equal on h2h, equal on goal difference of 0 then based on number of goals scored: Mal...4, Mgr...3 and Zam...2.
So, Zambia is out.

Udstar:
They didn't tie at goal difference.
GD
Zambia 8-2 = 6
Nigeria 9-5 = 4
Malawi 7-5 = 2

If they're going by goal diff, Zambia is top, followed by Nigeria.

If it's by Goal For.. It's Nigeria and Zambia

If it's by H2H it's a tie because all 3 lost to one another.

So.. On what criteria is Malawi ahead?

Stop counting goals scored against egypt

Read more on mini league h to h

FILEBE:
What exactly is the issue here?

I saad the Nigerians were in 2nd place q hen we were still on 3 to 1 scoreline. Then Zambia was leading with 2 goals to 0. Then Malawi scored and it changed for them to put them on the top. While Nigeria still maintain ots second woth 4 goals to 1 , then 4 to 2 then. 5 to 2 then 6 to 2

.you have been saying " Nigeria is out " from the beginning when we had 3 to 1


I still corrected you that the Zambians are out . You said no.

Now aren't they?

Nigeria
Zambia
Malawi

All 3 qualifies ....Zambia qualify with the best loser condition

Omoawoke:
When teams are tied… then H2H rule applies to them only and the results between them are ranked

And on the lighter side— Egypt came to bless us all 😂

Buhahahaha 😂

Egypt 🇪🇬 indeed is a total blessing to us all

The Egyptians we see today, we shall see them no more!

prinsam30:
I hope we go past them while SA beat Morocco equation balance bcoz there's no how SA go take beat us

I don’t care about winning this tournament … the only thing we want is to reach World Cup…


My prediction sha- South Africa would beat Morocco and meet Nigeria
Nigeria would beat South Africa to enter final

Omoawoke:
H2H rule

So the three tied teams would be placed in a mini group

Malawi Nigeria Zambia

Nigeria: 3pts : 3 goals and 3 goals against = 0 goal difference
Malawi: 3pts: 4 goals scored 4 goals against = 0 goal difference
Zambia 3 pts : 2 goals scored and 2 goals against = 0 goals difference

Based on this
Malawi tops with 4 goals scored
Nigeria 3 goals scored
Zambia 2 goals

This is the most correct analysis so far. So everyone still confused should study it carefully and see how we qualified. And we should all thank Malawi for scoring that one crucial goal against Zambia. Cus if not eh, we for pack go house, even if we scored 13 goals against Egypt.

greggng:
Yes — in this crazy Group C, all 3 still qualify — even though Zambia finished 3rd on the table.

Here's why:

WAFCON 2026 is now 16 teams — so not just top 2 go through. It's:

Top 2 from each group + 2 best 3rd-placed teams make the quarter-finals.

Group C final table:
1. Malawi - 6 pts (+2) - QUALIFIED as group winners 2. Nigeria - 6 pts (+4) - QUALIFIED 3. Zambia - 6 pts (+6) - QUALIFIED as best 3rd place 4. Egypt - 0 pts
All three tied on 6 points. They had to use head-to-head goals to separate: Malawi 4, Nigeria 3, Zambia 2 — so Malawi tops the group

Zambia had +6 goal difference — after thrashing Egypt 6-0 earlier — so even as 3rd place, with 6 points they are easily one of the two best 3rd-placed teams in the whole tournament.

So today's result:
Malawi lost to Zambia, but both go through to the knockout stage. Malawi as group winners gets a slightly easier quarter-final draw.

It's 8 teams that play quarter final sir, not 16 teams, this is the first WAFCON, to have quarter final, before its straight to semi final, so they won't. There's no best looser sir, it's first and second the first 4 teams to qualify for semi final gets automatic world cup qualifications, the loosing 4 teams in the quarter final, gets to play a 2 legged play off, the winning team from the play off, gets to play one more play off, just like the men did, so yeah they are out Malawi, Zambia and Nigeria are through

femi4:
Stop counting goals scored against egypt

Read more on mini league h to h

See ehn this rules must be checked, why won't person count goals scored against Egypt. Fifa must review this kind of a thing as they removed GOLDEN GOAL from football

Udstar:
They didn't tie at goal difference.
GD
Zambia 8-2 = 6
Nigeria 9-5 = 4
Malawi 7-5 = 2

If they're going by goal diff, Zambia is top, followed by Nigeria.

If it's by Goal For.. It's Nigeria and Zambia

If it's by H2H it's a tie because all 3 lost to one another.

So.. On what criteria is Malawi ahead?

Remove Egypt from the equation and re rank, you will see how Malawi qualified ahead of Zambia

Na that consolation goal against Malawi saved us o, I now understand.

Zambia goals against Egypt was useless 😂😂😂

[quote author=Udstar post=140253125]They didn't tie at goal difference.
GD
Zambia 8-2 = 6
Nigeria 9-5 = 4
Malawi 7-5 = 2

If they're going by goal diff, Zambia is top, followed by Nigeria.

If it's by Goal For.. It's Nigeria and Zambia

If it's by H2H it's a tie because all 3 lost to one another.

So.. On what criteria is

When they tell you, say some people dey watch back of TV that tjme we small, you think say na joke abi, now you Don witness am

Robertgreene1:
This is the most correct analysis so far. So everyone still confused should study it carefully and see how we qualified. And we should all thank Malawi for scoring that one crucial against Zambia. Cus if not eh, we for pack go house, even if we scored 13 goals against Egypt.

If Malawi had lost with more than one goal difference…
They would have been out, so they helped themselves not us


Malawi losing 2-0 would have been


Zambia: 3pts 2 Gf and +1 GD
Nigeria 3pts 3gf 0Gd
Malawi: 3 pts, 3gf, 4 GA and -1 Gd

So Malawi out and done

seppuku:
Cameroon will give them hell.

just pray Peter obi win next year election if not…..

jamesjohn2010:
Nope. Head to head cancelled out. It is on goal difference between the teams that are tied on six points. Egypt goals and points were removed.

Guy head to head count. Its the head to head that knocked out Zambia.


Since the 3 teams have the same points. The matches between the 3 of them is considered.

Malawi 🇲🇼 3pts goals scored 4/ goals conceded 4
Nigeria 🇳🇬 3 pts goals scored 3/ goals conceded 3.
Zambia 🇿🇲 3 points goals scored 2/. Goals conceded 2


Zambia 🇿🇲 are out

Omoawoke:
I don’t care about winning this tournament … the only thing we want is to reach World Cup…


My prediction sha- South Africa would beat Morocco and meet Nigeria
Nigeria would be South Africa to enter final

Yes ooo

CapitalCee:
Guy head to head count. Its the head to head that knocked out Zambia.


Since the 3 teams have the same points. The matches between the 3 of them is considered.

Malawi 🇲🇼 3pts goals scored 4/ goals conceded 4
Nigeria 🇳🇬 3 pts goals scored 3/ goals conceded 3.
Zambia 🇿🇲 3 points goals scored 2/. Goals conceded 2


Zambia 🇿🇲 are out

why are you arguing with Peter obi supporter

They’re just like their master

CaptainFM1:
Please explain to me better. I'm still a bit confused.

Well the match just ended

Cancel all the goals these 3 teams Zambia Nigeria and Malawi scored against Egypt, the calculation is done using only the goals these 3 teams played against each other cause Egypt was already eliminated


Malawi 3 – 2 Nigeria
Nigeria 1 – 0 Zambia
Zambia 2 – 1 Malawi
So goals scored by each team

Malawi has 4 goals
Nigeria has 3 goals
Zambia has 2
So Malawi finished first with 4 goals
Nigeria second with 3 goals
Zambia with 2 goals

femi4:
Stop counting goals scored against egypt

Read more on mini league h to h

African thing must get k-leg.. World Cup didn't use the H2H rule

Udstar:
African thing must get k-leg.. World Cup didn't use the H2H rule

Its not African thing. It was in the last word cup too

Same mini league gave Nig playoff against congo in the last WC qualifier

With 6-2 as final scores now, how do u feel?
Maybe u jump into the 3rd mainland bridge to protest the winning, I promise to donate a cow for ur funeral.
Am proudly Nigerian, I support the Super Falcons and wish the team well wholeheartedly.

mrkings84:
Ca anything good come out of a failed government?

This girls ain't qualifying.....

Hemanwel:
Zambia is actually topping the group on Livescore

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They are out

[quote author=Dghold post=140253168][/quote]Goals in the H2H for the three teams. That is the rule whenever 3 teams are tied on equal points.
Goals scored against the bottom team is not considered. Malawi and Nigeria qualified to the QF

greggng:
Yes — in this crazy Group C, all 3 still qualify — even though Zambia finished 3rd on the table.

Here's why:

WAFCON 2026 is now 16 teams — so not just top 2 go through. It's:

Top 2 from each group + 2 best 3rd-placed teams make the quarter-finals.

Group C final table:
1. Malawi - 6 pts (+2) - QUALIFIED as group winners 2. Nigeria - 6 pts (+4) - QUALIFIED 3. Zambia - 6 pts (+6) - QUALIFIED as best 3rd place 4. Egypt - 0 pts
All three tied on 6 points. They had to use head-to-head goals to separate: Malawi 4, Nigeria 3, Zambia 2 — so Malawi tops the group

Zambia had +6 goal difference — after thrashing Egypt 6-0 earlier — so even as 3rd place, with 6 points they are easily one of the two best 3rd-placed teams in the whole tournament.

So today's result:
Malawi lost to Zambia, but both go through to the knockout stage. Malawi as group winners gets a slightly easier quarter-final draw.

See confidence wey you use dey explain wetin you no understand.

With 16 teams only 2 qualify per group straight to quarter finals ...Zambia are home already

greggng:
Yes — in this crazy Group C, all 3 still qualify — even though Zambia finished 3rd on the table.

Here's why:

WAFCON 2026 is now 16 teams — so not just top 2 go through. It's:

Top 2 from each group + 2 best 3rd-placed teams make the quarter-finals.

Group C final table:
1. Malawi - 6 pts (+2) - QUALIFIED as group winners 2. Nigeria - 6 pts (+4) - QUALIFIED 3. Zambia - 6 pts (+6) - QUALIFIED as best 3rd place 4. Egypt - 0 pts
All three tied on 6 points. They had to use head-to-head goals to separate: Malawi 4, Nigeria 3, Zambia 2 — so Malawi tops the group

Zambia had +6 goal difference — after thrashing Egypt 6-0 earlier — so even as 3rd place, with 6 points they are easily one of the two best 3rd-placed teams in the whole tournament.

So today's result:
Malawi lost to Zambia, but both go through to the knockout stage. Malawi as group winners gets a slightly easier quarter-final draw.

By this time tomorrow, Zambian players would have been home enjoying the beautiful sunset of Zambia

femi4:
Its not African thing. It was in the last word cup too

Same mini league gave Nig playoff against congo in the last WC qualifier

Let me ask you.. If Zambia and Malawi played 2-2 who will qualify based on the h2h mini league?

Omoawoke:
By this time tomorrow, Zambian players would have been home enjoying the beautiful sunset of Zambia

Their weather better pass our own o!

Udstar:
Let me ask you.. If Zambia and Malawi played 2-2 who will qualify based on the h2h mini league?

You will only use h2h when they are tied at same points

At 2-2, Malawi will go through with 7pts
Zambia will stll be out at 4pts

The rule has been in existence for years but we hardly have such scenario to bring it into play