South Sudan suffer defeat to Gambia in AFCON qualifier

_{The Bright Star of South Sudan have suffered a 3-2 defeat to The Gambia in a Group G match of the 2023 TotalEnerfgies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).}

_{Coach Stefano Cusin’s side went into the game well aware that a win at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia would give them hopes of booking a place in the AFCON 2023 to take place in Cote d”Ivoire.}

_{But after a slow start the Bright Star conceded an own goal after only 4 minutes when  Rehan Malong diverted in a a well taken Musa Barrow free kick.}

_{The Bright Star fought back strongly and leveled matters after 21 minutes when Australian based Yuel Kuach struck the ball past the Gambian goalkeeper.}

_{After the interval Gambia came all out and capitalized on a well taken corner kick that Abile Jallow netted to make it 2-1. But The South Sudan team did not give up and leveled matters in the first minute of added time through Chol Peter Bentu Daniel.}

_{Substitute Hamza Barry made sure Gambia picked maximum points when he run past two defenders and unleashed a hard shot to make it 3-2 for Gambia in the sixth minute of added time.}

_{South Sudan’s fourth defeat in the qualifiers disqualifies them with any chance of making it to the AFCON 2023, while Gambia have moved to 9 points like Mali who still have a better goal aggregate.}

_{The other teams from the CECAFA region will be in action on June 18th when Rwanda host Mozambique, Tanzania battle Niger in Dar es Salaam, while Uganda Cranes will host Algeria in a match which will be played in Douala, Cameroon.}

_{On June 20th Burundi will take on Namibia, while Ethiopia face Malawi, and Sudan battle Mauritania.}