CAF:
Mali, Guinea, Gabon, Ghana and Niger have qualified for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.
Morocco, Total Energies, qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, after the second leg matches of the third and final qualifying round, Tuesday, March 28.
Nigeria, the 2015 U-23 African Cup of Nations champions, failed to qualify for the finals in Morocco.
after losing 2-0 to Guinea in the return match that was held at Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
The tie settled the first-leg match between Nigeria and Guinea without goals.
so that Guinea could win the second leg thanks to the goals of Al-Ghassim Bah and Al-Sunni Somah.
in the second half of the confrontation, and qualified for the first time to the “Cannes” U-23 finals.
Mali turned the tables on Senegal, who beat them in the first leg 3-1, as the Malians managed .
to win 3-0 in the return match, which took place at Stade March 26 in Bamako.
to secure their qualification to the continental competition under 23 years.
The first half in the Mali-Senegal match ended without goals, despite attempts from both sides.
and the second phase witnessed an uprising of the Malian players, who were able to open the scoring through.
Hamidou Diallo, after 61 minutes of play, before Kamuri Doumbia doubled the score to 2-2. 0 after four minutes.
The Senegal national team tried to reduce the score during the remaining minutes in the match.
but the Mali players were more keen on qualifying, and they got a penalty kick, which was implemented.
and scored by Mamadou Sangari, in the 72nd minute, announcing that the Mali national team excelled 3-0 against Senegal.
and qualified for “Cannes”. Under 23 years old.
Gabon also qualified for the first time in its history to the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, after luck smiled.
at them in a penalty shootout against hosts Cameroon, 7-6. The rematch, which took place at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.
in Yaounde, ended with a 1-0 victory for the Indomitable Lions, with Eto’o Pineda scoring the only goal of the match .
in the 25th minute. Gabon had won the first leg by the same score.
Ghana’s under-23 national team achieved a deserved qualification to the 2023 Cannes finals in Morocco.
after winning the return match against Algeria 1-0, a victory that allowed them to win a qualifying .
visa after returning with a 1-1 draw from Algeria. The only goal of the rematch, Abdel Fattaw Isahaku.
scored 12 minutes into the match, to secure qualification to Ghana.
The Niger national team qualified for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, after its 2-1 victory over Sudan .
at the Blue Jewel Stadium, Omdurman. The Niger double was scored by Bou Hassan Selim in the 30th minute.
and Cairo in the 78th minute. It was a victory that allowed him to secure his seat in the continental.
under-23 football tournament, given that the first leg ended in a draw without goals.
The five qualified teams joined each of the organizing country Morocco, Congo Brazzaville and defending champion Egypt.
as the eight teams will compete for the continental title in Morocco.