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U17 World Cup: Morocco & Mali off to winning start in Indonesia

U17 World Cup: Morocco & Mali off to winning start in Indonesia

Morocco and Mali secured comfortable wins in their opening matches at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Indonesia on Friday morning. Morocco sealed a 2-0 win over Panama in Group A while Mali romped to a 3-0 triumph over Uzbekistan in a Group B fixture. Saifine Chlaghmo scored the first goal of the tournament with his opening strike for the Atlas Lions in the 16th minute...

U17 AFCON: Lawali, Diouf & best players of the group stage

U17 AFCON: Mali’s Doumbia hopes to follow footsteps of bigger African stars

Mamadou Doumbia, Mali's leading marksman at the ongoing U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, has revealed he is relishing the opportunity of playing on the biggest continental stage and hopes the tournament can provide the desired opportunity for him and his teammates to make their big break into world football. The 17-year-old is Les Aigles leading scorer at the tournament with a Man-of-the-Match award and...

U17 AFCON: Lawali, Diouf & best players of the group stage

U17 AFCON: Lawali, Diouf & best players of the group stage

The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria has provided exciting and nail-biting encounters as the next generation of African football stars continue to showcase their talents on the continental stage to a global audience. With the disqualification of South Sudan, a total of 15 matches were played across three groups with a total of 36 goals scored. Following the conclusion of the group stage,...

U17 AFCON: Mali coach Coulibaly sets sights on third title

U17 AFCON: Mali coach Coulibaly sets sights on third title

Mali U-17 head coach, Soumaila Coulibaly has stated the team's ambition to win the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations following their 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in Group C. Mamadou Doumbia scored the only of the game to give the West Africans early control of the three-team group. Mali are two-time AFCON U17 champions, winning it back-to-back in 2015 and 2017. After Monday's game, Coulibaly...