Central African Republic secured their first victory of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023 qualifiers by defeating Madagascar 3-0 in Antananarivo on Thursday.
A brace by France-based striker Louis Mafouta helped the visitors to secure the important away victory in the tough Group E of the qualifiers.
Congo booked their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations with a goalless draw against the Central African Republic on Sunday.
The draw was enough for the Red Devils to qualify as joint leaders of Group B with Uganda on 5 points.
The Hippos were
Central African Republic U-20 coach Sebastien Ngato says his team will be ready to fight when they face Congo in Group B of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo on Sunday.
Les Fauves lost their two matches in the group but they will have to beat Congo
South Sudan coach Peter James is confident they will triumph when they take on Central African Republic on Thursday stressing they need the points more than their opponents.
Young Brights Stars, who are competing in their maiden TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, lost their first match 2-1 against the
Central African Republic coach Sebastien Ngato says there are some positives to draw from their TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 1-0 defeat to debutants South Sudan in Ismailia.
Les Fauves created numerous chances in their Group B clash against the Bright Stars but they were not efficient in front