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Guinea finish sixth after Brazil defeat at U-15 World Cup

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Guinea’s under-15 school team finished sixth at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festivals after a 4-2 defeat by Brazil in the Top 5 final. The result puts it ahead of the other participating African teams, according to Guinee7, which also highlighted Ghana, Morocco and Egypt’s rankings.

Guinea finished sixth in the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festivals after losing 4-2 to Brazil in the Top 5 final, Guinee7 reports. This finish makes the Guinean school team the tournament’s best African side.

Ghana finished seventh in the world rankings, ahead of Morocco in 13th and Egypt in 14th. The Guinean team was managed by Ali Badara Cissé, known as “Rhima”.

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