Sierra Leone U20 face Senegal for qualification
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierraloaded
Sierra Leone’s under-20 team will face Senegal in Mali on Thursday in a decisive qualifying match for the WAFU Zone A Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations. A draw would be enough for Sierra Leone to reach the semi-finals, while a win would give them top spot in the group, reports Sierraloaded.
Sierra Leone’s under-20 national team will face Senegal on Thursday in Mali in a qualifying match for the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone A Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, reports Sierraloaded. A draw would be enough for the Shooting Stars to reach the last four.
If they win, Sierra Leone would finish top of the group with four points and face Guinea in the semi-finals. A draw would put them in second place with two points, with Gambia as their opponents. Senegal have already secured their place in the semi-finals.
After his team’s final training session, head of delegation Kweku Melvin Sheldon Lisk urged the players to take the match seriously, reminding them that millions of Sierra Leoneans were hoping they would qualify. Sierra Leone drew 2-2 with Mauritania on 19 October, according to the report on that match.
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