Guinea-Bissau U15s compete in their first World Cup
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
The Guinea-Bissau men’s Under-15 team is taking part for the first time in its age group’s World Cup, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 22 to 31 October. The young players will compete in Group D with Brazil, DR Congo, El Salvador, Nepal and Tunisia, according to the Guinea-Bissau Football Federation.
The Guinea-Bissau men’s Under-15 team is taking part for the first time in the U15 World Cup, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 22 to 31 October. The Guinea-Bissau Football Federation (FFGB) announced on its Facebook page that the delegation left the country at dawn on Tuesday, according to the Guinea News Agency (ANG).
The young Guinea-Bissau players, nicknamed the Djurtinhos, will play in Group D alongside Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Nepal and Tunisia. The delegation is led by Fortunato Cardoso Soares, head of youth football.
The FFGB, chaired by Carlos Alberto Mendes Teixeira, says it aims to strengthen youth football development through this participation. The South African Under-16 team prepared in Germany ahead of this U15 World Cup, according to [a previous report on African teams]( /news/les-u16-sud-africains-gagnent-leurs-deux-matches-en-allemagne-avant-le-mondial-u).
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