By Juma Kruz
Gambia and Senegal will tussle it out on the 2023 AFCON U20 Finals after winning their semifinals battle against Nigeria and Tunisia respectively.
Gambia defeated 7 time Champions Nigeria by aa 1-0 score courtesy of a first half goal scored by Adama Bojang as they wrote history to reach their first ever AFCON U20 Finals.
Nigeria didn’t bounce back as expected as they conceded the goal in the 7th minute though credit should go to Gambia’s goalkeeper Pa Ebou Dampha who made 4 crucial saves and was also named man of the match.
Gambia were later reduced to ten men after midifielder Haruna Rashid Njie was sent off in the 89th minute but this could not stop them from defending their lead.
On the other hand, Senegal defeated Tunisia 3-0 at Suez Canal Authority Stadium to book a slot in the finals as they are eager to win their maiden AFCON U20 Championship on the fourth attempt.
Captain Papa Diop opened the scoring as he put Senegal in the lead with just 7 minutes, Camara Lamine bagged a brace as they completed a massive 3-0 victory against Tunisia.
Senegal will take on Gambia in finals on 11th March 2023 while Tunisia will earlier take on Nigeria for the third place.
Despite failing to make it on finals, all the four countries that made it on Semifinals will represent Africa in the FIFA World cup U-20 in Indonesia.
