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The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal beat their neighbours Gambia 2-0 on Saturday to win their first ever TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara in the Egyptian capital of Cairo were enough to secure Senegal victory over their arch-rivals.
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Gambia striker Adama Bojang lived up to pre TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON billing by scoring a hat-trick against South Sudan to send the Young Scorpions to the semi-finals.
The Steve Biko forward started the first two matches for Abdoulie Bojang's side before sitting out the final match against Benin.
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South Sudan coach Peter James says he is satisfied with their maiden appearance the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after exiting at the quarter-final stage.
The Bright Stars finished third in Group B to qualify to the quarter-finals of the tournament on their first participation in the tournament which
Adama Bojang scored a hat-trick for Gambia to romp to an emhpatic 5-0 victory over South Sudan on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
The Young Scorpions also qualified for the U20 World Cup to be played in Indonesia this year