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Niger win UFOA-B Under-17 tournament

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Niger’s Under-17 team won the UFOA-B tournament after beating Ivory Coast in the final. The Mena U17 completed an unbeaten run to claim the title, reports Tamtaminfo.

Niger won the UFOA-B Under-17 football tournament after defeating Ivory Coast in the final, reports Nigerien media outlet Tamtaminfo. The Mena U17, Niger’s national team, thus completed an unbeaten run in the competition.

The final against the Ivorian Elephants was decided on penalties, according to Tamtaminfo. Niger had already eliminated Ivory Coast in a shootout, according to an article published on 23 October about Niger’s penalty-shootout victory.

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