Senegal went top of Group B of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship following a hard fought 1-0 victory over Cote D’Ivoire on Saturday, 14 January at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba courtesy of a second half strike by Moussa Ndiaye.
A second half strike Ndiaye, who came on
Nigeria will meet neighbours Benin in the final of the WAFU B U20 Championship on Friday as both sides qualified for the Total Energies U20 Africa Cup of Nations following their victories in the semi-final of the competition in Niger on Tuesday.
The Flying Eagles sealed their place in the
Nigeria will meet neighbours Benin in the final of the WAFU B U20 Championship on Friday as both sides qualified for the Total Energies U20 Africa Cup of Nations following their victories in the semi-final of the competition in Niger on Tuesday.
The Flying Eagles sealed their place in the
Cote d'Ivoire became the first country to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 WAFU B U20 Championship after beating Togo 2-0 in Niamey on Tuesday.
Two goals by talented striker Seydou Traore in the Group A match confirmed the last four place for the Baby Elephants in the Niger capital.
The tournament champions, first runners-up and second runners-up will in turn qualify for the Africa U17 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco later this year.
Konate opened the scoring for Cote d Ivoire in the ninth minute, the effort lasting as the only goal until the end of the first half.
Just two minutes after the break, Miezan guided the ball into the net to double the lead.
In the 51st minute, Ghana halved the deficit as Batigi beat Cote d Ivoire goalkeeper Issa Fofana.
Emmanuel Don, however, restored the Ivorians lead, converting to make it 3-1 after Togolese referee Vincentia Enyonam Amedome pointed to the spot.