Senegal survived a heart-wrenching penalty shoot-out to beat Burkina Faso 5-4 at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba on Sunday to make their first ever TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations final.
In the first leg of their CAF Champions League semifinal, Wydad Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundowns played out a goalless draw at Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca on Saturday evening.
In a dominant display, Percy Tau of South Africa propelled Al Ahly to a near-certain place in the CAF Champions League final with a 3-0 away victory against Tunisia's Esperance on Friday.
Although money is no pledge of success, African football’s most reputable club competition has become the preserve of the very wealthiest teams.
Burkina Faso edged out Nigeria 2-1 at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on Thursday to progress to the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), and clinch Africa’s last available slot for the FIFA World Cup.
Two-time champions Mali progressed to the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after seeing off Congo 3-0 in Annaba on Thursday.
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