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Ethiopia threw Group Ten wide open on Friday when beating table-toppers DR Congo 1-0 in Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia’s win has lifted them off the bottle of the table

Saladine Said settled the contest with the only goal of the game after 30 minutes.

The win takes Ethiopia off the bottom of the table and into second place.

Their tally of six points is just one behind the Congolese.

However, Libya now have the chance to draw level with DR Congo should they beat Namibia in Windhoek on Saturday.

Congolese preparations for the game were far from perfect with Belgian coach Henri Depireux complaining he has not been paid his whole salary by the federation.

Compounding the Leopards’ problems was the fact that national captain Lomana LuaLua missed the game because of travel complications.

Other England-based players, such as Leroy Lita and Shabani Nonda, were also absent for DR Congo’s first defeat in the group.