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Africa Cup of Nations Standings

Group AGPWDLGDP
Equatorial Guinea3210+67
Nigeria3210+27
Ivory Coast3102-33
Guinea-Bissau3003-50
Group BGPWDLGDP
Cape Verde Islands3210+47
Egypt303003
Ghana3021-12
Mozambique3021-32
Group CGPWDLGDP
Senegal3300+79
Cameroon3111-14
Guinea3111-14
Gambia3003-50
Group DGPWDLGDP
Angola3210+37
Burkina Faso3111-14
Mauritania3102-13
Algeria3021-12
Group EGPWDLGDP
Mali3120+25
South Africa3111+24
Namibia3111-34
Tunisia3021-12
Group FGPWDLGDP
Morocco3210+47
Congo DR303003
Zambia3021-12
Tanzania3021-32