Sudan registers first win in U-20 AFCON qualifiers

_{Hosts Sudan have defeated Djibouti in a Group A match played on Tuesday at the on-going U-20 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone in Khartoum.}

_{Sudan took the lead after 25 minutes with Zeher Toto Glis taking a hard shot from outside the box that Djibouti’s goalkeeper Aboubaker Abdi Dirieh failed to stop.}

_{In the second half the Djibouti team tried to reorganize themselves, but failed to make any clear attacks at the Sudan goal.}

_{Sudan started the competition with a goalless draw against South Sudan.}

_{In an earlier Group A match Burundi who humbled Djibouti 5-0 in their opening match where held to a goalless draw by South Sudan.}

_{Burundi now lead Group A with 4 points and a better goal difference that hosts Sudan who also have the same number of points. The last matches of Group A will take place on November 5th, 2022 with South Sudan facing Djibouti, while Burundi take on Sudan.}

_{On Wednesday Tanzania will face Ethiopia in a Group B match at the Al Hilal Stadium. Tanzania lost their opening match 2-0 to Uganda Hippos.}

_{The best two teams from each group will qualify for the semi final stage, while the best two teams will automatically qualify for the U-20 AFCON 2023 to take place in Egypt.}