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U17 AFCON: Diouf leads Senegal stars in CAF Team of the Tournament

U17 AFCON: Diouf leads Senegal stars in CAF Team of the Tournament

Senegal players Serigne Diouf, Amara Diouf, Serigne Diouf and Abdou Aziz Fall have been named in CAF's Team of the Tournament for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. Yahaya Lawali is the only Nigeria player in the 11-man selection after his solid defensive performances for the Golden Eaglets that earned him two Man-of-the-Match awards while Burkina Faso defender Lacina Traore got the nod for the left-back...

U17 AFCON: Senegal fight back to claim maiden title

U17 AFCON: Senegal fight back to claim maiden title

The Senegal U-17 national team fought their way back as they came from a goal down to defeat Morocco 2-1 in the final of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algiers on Friday night. Both teams made it to the final for the very time after their respective penalty shootout victories over Burkina Faso and Mali in the semi-finals. The game against the Burkinabe was...

U17 AFCON: Senegal & best 5 teams of the group stage

U17 AFCON: Senegal, Morocco march into final

Senegal and Morocco have progressed to the final of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations following their respective 5-4 and 6-5 penalty shootout victories over Burkina Faso and Mali on Sunday. The Teranga Cubs were fresh off a 5-0 bashing of South Africa in the quarter-finals and wasted no time against the Burkinabe with Abdou Fall giving them in the lead in the 16th minute. Amara...

U17 AFCON: Senegal captain Diouf breaks Osimhen’s scoring record

U17 AFCON: Senegal captain Diouf breaks Osimhen’s scoring record

Senegal forward Amara Diouf broke Victor Osimhen's goalscoring record at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations with his second-half brace against South Africa in the quarter-final on Wednesday. The Generation Foot academy star took his tally in the competition to five goals, surpassing the initial tournament record held by Osimhen, who scored four during the 2015 edition of the competition in Niger. With two more games...

U17 AFCON: Senegal & best 5 teams of the group stage

U17 AFCON: Five-star Senegal blitz past South Africa

Senegal produced a five-star performance in the quarter-final of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations to defeat South Africa 5-0 on Wednesday evening. The emphatic victory at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers automatically secure a place for the Teranga Cubs in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup later in the year. South Africa showed a bit of composure in the opening minutes of the first...