South Sudan target first win in TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

_{The Young Bright Stars of South Sudan will be all out to try and register their first Group B win when they face The Central African Republic on Thursday night at the on-going 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).}

_{After losing their opening match 2-1 to Congo Brazzaville, the Young Bright Stars are aware a good result this evening is all they need to keep their chances alive of making it to the knock out stage.}

_{Peter James, the South Sudan coach made it clear on Wednesday that his players are hungry to go all out and get a win at the Suez Canal Stadium.}

_{“We have corrected our mistakes now and the team is ready to play better and get a positive result,” added the coach.}

_{He explained that because all the teams playing at the tournament are at the same level, they will take all matches like a final. The coach will also hope that his attacking department is much sharper compared to the first match when they dominated play in the second half, but failed to take their chances.}

_{The second match in Group B will see CECAFA champions Uganda Hippos battle Congo Brazzaville in what promises to be a thriller for the joint table leaders.}

_{But Jackson Mayanja, the Uganda Hippos coach has made it clear that he has cautioned his players to go all out and win so that they play the last Group B match against South Sudan without any form of pressure.}

_{The Uganda Hippos stopped The Central African Republic 2-1 in their opening match. The 12 team tournament which will end on March 11th also doubles as the African qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to held in Indonesia. The top four teams will qualify for the World Cup.}

_{Group B standing}

               _{P    W    D    L   GF   GA    GD   Pts}

_{Congo    1     1     0     0      2      1       1       3}

_{Uganda   1    1     0     0      2      1       1       3}

_{CAR       1    0     0     1      1      2      -1       0}

_{S. Sudan 1     0     0    1      1      2      -1       0}