Somalia’s U17s qualify for 2027 AFCON on penalties
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Shabellemedia
Somalia’s under-17 team qualified for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations by beating Rwanda 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 semi-final draw. Somalia joins Uganda among the qualified teams from the CECAFA zone, according to Shabellemedia; Rwanda will play Ethiopia in a play-off for an additional place.
Somalia qualified for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations U17 tournament by beating Rwanda 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the CECAFA zone semi-final, Shabellemedia reports. The match was played at Kigali Pele Stadium in Rwanda on Saturday.
Rwanda took the lead through substitute Patrick Ujeneza before Mohamud Osman equalised four minutes later. Somalia thus secured one of the two places allocated to the CECAFA zone for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations. It had already reached the regional tournament final.
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