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South Sudan face The Gambia in AFCON U-20 quarter final, Hippos out
The Young Bright Stars of South Sudan will be all out to prove a point when they face The Gambia on Friday night in the third quarter final at the on-going TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Going into the knock out stage, coach Peter James’ team will be all out to prove a point against an on-form Gambia tam at the Haras El Hood Stadium in Alexandria.
After Uganda Hippos were ejected (1-0) by seven time U-20 African champions Nigeria on Thursday night, the Young Bright Stars will also carry the CECAFA Zonal flag as they attempt to qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Going into the quarter final South Sudan finished third in the group with 4 points after picking a win against The Central African Republic, a draw against Uganda and a loss to Congo Brazzavile, while The Gambia picked maximum points against Tunisia, Zambia and Benin.
But South Sudan’s coach has said that although their opponents won all their three matches in the group stage, his team is well prepared to play their hearts out. “The Gambia is very strong with great players. We have 90 minutes to create an achievement, we want to give more pride to our country,” added the South Sudan coach.
Already Senegal and Nigeria have qualified for the semi final stage and booked places in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has rescheduled the inaugural CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship.
The inaugural Championship which was slated to take place June 6-11th will now take centre stage between July 7-12th in Mombasa, Kenya.
“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this postponement may cause to your preparations and plans. Our intention remains to deliver a high-quality competition, and this adjustment will allow us to meet all necessary requirements for a smooth and memorable event,” said CECAFA’s Executive Director, Auka Gecheo.
The teams that have already confirmed participation include; Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Burundi and guest sides Malawi and Seychelles.
APR Football Club have retained the Rwanda Premier League title.
The army side were crowned champions on Wednesday after defeating Musanze FC 3-1 in their last match played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. Bosco Rubonneka netted a hat-trick for APR FC.
APR FC who also lifted the Peace Cup finished the season with 67 points from 30 matches played, while their arch-rivals Rayon Sport came second with 63 points.
APR FC will now represent Rwanda in the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and the CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup.
Last year APR FC were runners-up in the CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup after losing to guest side Red Arrows FC from Zambia in the final.
Meanhwhile, the Somali Premier League was also decided last week with Mogadishu City Club FC emerging champions with 57 points, while Heegan FC finished second with 51 points.
The other Premier Leagues in the CECAFA region that have already been concluded include; Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti.
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has announced that the national senior side, Taifa Stars will face South Africa in an international friendly match on June 6th, 2025.
Wilfred Kidao, the TFF General Secretray told Cecafaonline on Tuesday that the match will be played away in South Africa during the FIFA window for International friendly matches.
He also disclosed that Tanzania’s team for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) will also play two matches away to Morocco’s CHAN team on June 7th and 10th respectively.
Meanwhile, Harambee Stars of Kenya will also face Chad in two international friendly matches to be played in Morocco June 7th and 10th respectively.
All the other teams in the CECAFA Zone Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi will also be engaged with International friendly matches.
Uganda has been drawn to face France, Chile and Canada in the FIFA U-17 World Cup slated for November 3-27th, 2025 in Qatar.
In the draw conducted in Qatar on Sunday evening coach Brian Ssenyondo’s team will open their compaign against Canada on November 5th at the Al Rayyan.
The CECAFA flag bearers will return to the pitch on November 8th to take on Chile, and conclude the group matches against France three days later.
Uganda qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup after stopping The Gambia in the play-off during the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Egypt last month.
This edition will be the opening of the annual cycle adopted by FIFA for the U-17 World Cup and the first to be played in the 48-team format instead of the previous biennial 24-team tournaments.
The other African teams that will battle at the competition include; South Africa, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Burkina Faso and Mali.
Germany are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2023.
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