Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you again!
END OF THE GAME
For the third time in history, Liberia has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations. After a 0-0 draw in the second leg, they made good the result achieved in the first leg where they won by 0-2.
⏱️ 90'
Five minutes of injury time
⏱️ 85'
Time is running out for Djibouti, which needs at least two goals to force extra time. Liberia has the advantage in hand
⏱️ 80'
Final stretch of the match. 10 minutes to go until the end of the second leg.
⏱️ 72'
Liberia inching closer to Africa Cup of Nations qualification as score remains unchanged
🔃 66'
Several changes in the two teams. They are looking to move the bench to refresh their teams.
⏱️ 60'
Match time. Liberia defends with all its might, while Djibouti tries to push forward in search of a goal to get into the final stretch.
Image of the first half
The 45 minutes ended with a goalless draw and that is the score that remains on the scoreboard in the second half.
⏱️ 52'
First minutes of the second half with a predominance of the score and the fight in the center of the field.
⏱️ 46'
The second 45 minutes start. 45 minutes left to find out which team qualifies for the Africa Cup of Nations.
HALF TIME
With the first half ended in a goalless draw, will Djibouti be able to react in the second half to turn the tie around?
⏱️ 45'
We are entering the first half of the first half in injury time.
⏱️ 38'
Final stretch of the first half. We recall that in the first leg both goals came in the first 45 minutes, but so far there are no goals.
⏱️ 30'
We reached the first half hour of the match and the score was still unchanged. Right now it would be the Liberian national team that would qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.
⏱️ 22'
Ecuador of the first half and we continue with a goalless draw on the scoreboard;
⏱️ 15'
The medical assistants come in and it seems that there is a player who will not be able to continue.
⏱️ 10'
Djibouti's first shot is not on target. They look to attack as they are behind on the scoreboard.
⏱️ 5'
The first few minutes were a tentative start for both teams. Both were afraid to take risks at the start.
⏱️ 1'
The match kicks off. At stake is the ticket to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in 2025.
ALL READY
The 22 players take the field. The national anthems are played and the match will start in a few minutes.
Warm-up completed
The two teams have already warmed up prior to the start of the match.
Djibouti seeks first
The Djibouti team has never qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations and will be looking to participate for the first time in 2025. To do so, however, they will need to come from behind in the play-offs.
Going for the third
Liberia will be looking to qualify for the third time in their history to the Africa Cup of Nations. The last time they did so was in 2002.
New in Liberia's eleven
The only change made by Liberian coach Mario Marinica was the introduction of Sheku Sheriff to the starting eleven in place of Joachim Adukor, who will start from the bench.
XI Liberia
There is only one change in the eleven with respect to the first leg;
The three duels between Liberia and Djibouti
Djibouti 0-2 Liberia | Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers : 20 March 2016
Liberia 5-0 Djibouti | African Cup Qualifiers : March 29, 2016
Djibouti 0-1 Liberia | African Cup Qualifiers : March 24, 2016
Eswatini, the first to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations 2025
After winning the first leg 3-0 against Somalia, the second leg was a 2-2 draw and they have qualified to play in the next 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco;
The teams playing for qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations 2024
Four teams will qualify today for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
XI Djibouti
This is the eleven that will be used in their quest to achieve the comeback and qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2025.
How did the first leg end?
Liberia achieved a favorable result with a 2-0 win over Djibouti. Sangare on penalty and Dorley were the scorers of the goals.
WE RETURN
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What time is Liberia vs Djibouti in the African Cup Qualifiers?
This is the start time of the game in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 1:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
United States (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 5:00 PM
Mexico: 10:00 AM
Paraguay: 1:00 PM
Peru: 11:00 AM in
Uruguay: 2:00 PM
Be careful with this player from Djibouti
Samuel Akinbinu, 24-year-old forward who plays for Arta/Solar 7 in the Djibouti league. With his national team he has 14 international caps where he has achieved a total of four goals
Be careful with this Liberia player
Oscar Dorley, 25-year-old midfielder who plays in the Czech league with Slavia Prague. He has played 34 games this season, eight of them in the Europa League where, despite not having scored, he has given two assists. While with the Liberian team he has 36 international caps in which he has scored a total of two goals. He just scored in the first leg.
News - Djibouti
They will have to come back if they want to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 0-2 against Liberia. They have four games in a row without winning. Their last victory occurred in 2023 in a friendly match against the Pakistan team.
News - Liberia
After winning the first leg, they beat Djibouti 2-0. An important victory to end the negative streak, since they had nine consecutive defeats. They had not won since 2022. Now they are only one step away from qualifying for the African Cup of Nations, which will be held in 2025
Background
A total of three times Liberia and Djibouti have faced each other. All three duels have been won by the Liberian team. The most recent in the first leg of the African Cup qualifiers. They also met in 2016 in the qualification for the African Cup
The stadium
The match will be played at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, a stadium that was inaugurated in 1986 and has a capacity for 22,000 spectators.
Match preview
Liberia and Djibouti will meet this Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in the second leg of the final of the African Cup Qualifiers. In the first leg, Liberia won 0-2.
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