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U15 School World Cup: Guinea beat Guatemala 2-1 to reach quarter-finals

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Guinea’s U15s beat Guatemala 2-1 to finish top of their group at the School World Cup with 13 points and secure a place in the quarter-finals. N’famady Diabaté scored his eighth goal in the competition, Guinee7 reports.

Guinea beat Guatemala 2-1 on Monday at the FIFA U15 School World Cup in Azerbaijan, qualifying for the quarter-finals after finishing the group stage with 13 points, Guinee7 reports.

N’famady Diabaté and Sanoussy Keita scored for the schoolboy Syli. Diabaté now has eight goals in the competition and Keita four. Seydouba Camara remains Guinea’s leading scorer with nine goals, ahead of Diabaté, Keita and Naby Rais Sylla with three goals, followed by Alhassane Soumah and Ousmane Conté with one each.

The qualification extends the U15 Syli’s run, after they had previously beaten Canada 2-1 in the competition, according to Guinee7. The Guinean team will now play in the quarter-finals of the school World Cup.

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