Tanzania suffered a 1-0 defeat to hosts Egypt in a Group A match played on Friday at the on-going TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The defeat was Tanzania’s fourth straight defeat at the competition which has brought together 13 teams.

Ahmed Sharaf gave Egypt an early lead at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia.

Despite going down early in the match, Tanzania dominated more of the match and with 17 shooting attempts against Egypt’s seven.

Bakari Msimu and Jammy Simba had some decent scoring chances later in the match, but failed to finish.

Tanzania who followed Kenya out of the competition kick started their campaign with a 1-0 defeat to South Africa, lost by the same margin against Sierra Leone and suffered another 1-0 defeat to Zambia.

Egypt joined Ghana, South Africa, DR Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco and Sierra Leone at the quarter final stage.

The semi-finalists will qualify as the CAF representatives for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to take place in Chile.

Kenya’s Rising Stars have held Nigeria to a 2-2 draw in their last Group C match at the on-going TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Kevin Wangaya gave Kenya the lead from the penalty spot after only 4 minutes on Wednesday evening at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. Nigeria’s Emmanuel Chukwu had handled the ball in the box.

It was the third time the Kenyan side had taken the lead at the tournament. But 9 minutes later Nigeria leveled matters through Kparobo Arierhi with a well taken lob.

After recess the Rising Stars returned charged and pushed forward in search of more goals. William Mwangi netted Kenya’s second goal after 64th minute tapping in from a free-kick cross. But Nigeria’s captain Daniel Bameyi equalized from the penalty spot after Kenyan forward Lawrence Okoth fouled in the box.

Nigeria who have lifted the U-20 AFCON title a record seven times pressed hard, but failed to find the winning goal. Nigeria qualified for the knock out stage after finishing second, while Morocco who beat Tunisia 3-1 finished top.

Kenya exit the tournament after earning only one point. They kick off with a 2-3 defeat to Morocco, and lost the second match 3-1.

Tanzania who have lost all their three Group A matches will play their last match against hosts Egypt on Friday.

Morocco topped the group with seven points following a 3–1 win over Tunisia. Nigeria secured second place with five points, while Tunisia ended third with three points.

The four semi-finalists will qualify as the CAF representatives for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to take place in Chile.

CECAFA representatives Kenya and Tanzania are still win-less at the on-going TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 in Egypt.

Kenya’s Rising Stars suffered a 3-1 Group B defeat to Tunisia in a match played on Sunday at the 30 June Air Defense Stadium in Cairo.

Lawrence Ouma Okoth gave Kenya the lead after 38 minutes, but Tunisia earned a penalty and converted through Fares Bousnina in the eighth minute of added time before the break.

After resumption Tunisia made it 2-1 after 70 minutes through Omar Ben Ali, and Alaeddine Derbali netted the third five minutes to full time.

It was Kenya’s second straight defeat at the tournament after losing their opening match 3-2 against Morocco.

On Saturday Tanzania also suffered a straight defeat going down 1-0 to Sierra Leone in a Group A encounter. Tanzania kick started their campaign with a 1-0 loss to South Africa. They will will conclude their Group A games against Zambia and Egypt.

The four semi-finalists will qualify as the CAF representatives for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to take place in Chile.

Tanzania have made a losing start at the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on-going in Egypt.

Coach Charles Mkwasa’s team suffered a 1-0 Group A defeat in a match played at the Suez Canal Stadium on Wednesday.

Although Tanzania created several scoring opportunities, it was Shakeel April’s first half goal that ensured South Africa worked hard to collect maximum points.

The CECAFA reigning champions Tanzania’s trio of Bakari Msimu, Ashrafu Kibeku and Said Naushad all tested South Africa’s goalkeeper.

“The team came out and played better football especially in the second half, but failed to take the chances created in-front of goal. The South African goalkeeper made saves to keep them in the game,” said Tanzania’s coach Mkwasa after the match.

CECAFA’s second team in the competition Kenya will face Morocco in their opening Group B match on Thursday.

The four semi-finalists will qualify as the CAF representatives for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to take place in Chile.