FIFA U20 World Cup – Ahead of the prestigious competition, four African teams in Senegal, Nigeria, Gambia ad and Tunisia have booked thier spots following thier quarter finals success at the ongoing TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON at Egypt.
Senegal and Gambia are the only two countries that have maintained a perfect start to the competition wining all thier group games with records of most goals scored.
The semi-final berth secures automatic ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup which will be hosted in Indonesia.
The Gambia produced the most elegant performance of the quarterfinals as they marched to a 5-0 victory over South Sudan with Adama Bojang scoring a hat-trick on Friday.
The other game of the day saw Tunisia defeating Congo 5-4 on penalties, after extra-time ended 3-3, to also secure their place in the semi-final.
On Thursday, Senegal defeated Benin 1-0 to advance while Nigeria also won by a similar scoreline against Uganda to progress to the last four.
The two semi-final matches will be played on Monday, 6 March 2023.Senegal take on Tunisia in the first match at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia.
The other semi-final game will see The Gambia facing Nigeria at the Cairo International Stadium.
The tournament which will run from 20 May to 11 June, 2023 will host a total of 24 nations from six confederations.
The draw to determine which teams play who in the group stage of the U-20 World Cup will take place on 31 March 2023, following the conclusion of the remaining qualifying tournaments.
The 24 teams will be split into six groups of four, with the top two teams from each group progressing, while the four best third-placed teams will also advance to the Round of 16 knockout phase.
Fixtures for the competition will be confirmed following the conclusion of the group stage draw on 31 March.
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