Zimbabwe suffered a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Tanzania to crash out while Liberia fell to fast improving Lesotho.
Malawi narrowly survived when they lost 3-1 away to Chad after winning the first leg 2-0. Namibia fell by the wayside after losing 3-1 on aggregate to Congo, while Swaziland was eliminated by Sierra Leone. When the guns fell silent, only Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Zebras were left standing from the region.