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U20 Afcon: Uganda and Tanzania groups announced Goal 25/01/2021 Seth Willis U20 Cecafa Championship winners Uganda have been pooled in Group A of the Africa U20 Cup of Nations. The Hippos will have to battle for a quarter-final berth with hosts Mauritania, Central African heavyweights Cameroon and Mozambique. Tanzania, who lost the Cecafa finals to Uganda, have been placed in a tough Group C that features Ghana, Gambia and Morocco while Group B has Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Namibia, and the Central African Republic. The two winners from each group will be guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals of the biennial competition alongside the two best third-place finishers from any of the two groups. ....
Djibouti were the surprising semi-finalists given they had been ranked outside the favourite teams who were tipped to progress in the junior tournament. A 1-1 draw against Tanzania which is their second such result in Group B was enough to seal their place. In their opening match, they had held Rwanda, a side that Serengeti Boys defeated 3-1, to a goalless draw. It looked like they will defeat the Cubs until Mawa scored the winner in the 89th minute. It was his sixth goal in the competition. In the second semi-final, Tanzania needed post-match penalties to make it to the final after settling for a 1-1 draw in regular time. ....
Djibouti were the surprising semi-finalists given they had been ranked outside the favourite teams who were tipped to progress in the junior tournament. A 1-1 draw against Tanzania which is their second such result in Group B was enough to seal their place. In their opening match, they had held Rwanda, a side that Serengeti Boys defeated 3-1, to a goalless draw. It looked like they will defeat the Cubs until Mawa scored the winner in the 89th minute. It was his sixth goal in the competition. In the second semi-final, Tanzania needed post-match penalties to make it to the final after settling for a 1-1 draw in regular time. ....