2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final: Difference between revisions
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This was the first appearance in the final for Zambia. Zambia won all the group stage matches. | This was the first appearance in the final for Zambia. Zambia won all the group stage matches. It started with a victory against Guinea followed by two wins against Mali and Egypt. In the semi-finals Zambia defeated South Africa<ref> http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalu-20africacupofnations,zambia2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=1JyJxL7%2b9VmJGZ6nqnzSBr6YPw%2baky%2fBx5b7yt88S%2fg1Bm%2bFEegZbR5XmECtb9mj <ref/> | ||
This was the second appearance for Sanegal. They lost the 2015 tournament. | This was the second appearance for Sanegal. They lost the 2015 tournament. | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 20 April 2017
The 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 12 March 2017 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia to determine the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations champion. The final was contested by Zambia and Senegal. Zambia won the match 2–0, winning title for the first time. Daka and Chilufya became the record goalscorer at the 2017 tournament together with South African Striker Luther Singh with 4 goals each.
Before the match, Zambia had only reached the U20 Africa Cup of nation's fourth place three times ( 1991 , 1999 , 2007 ). Senegal had reached one finals and came out as runners-up
Background
This was the first appearance in the final for Zambia. Zambia won all the group stage matches. It started with a victory against Guinea followed by two wins against Mali and Egypt. In the semi-finals Zambia defeated South Africa<ref> http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalu-20africacupofnations,zambia2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=1JyJxL7%2b9VmJGZ6nqnzSBr6YPw%2baky%2fBx5b7yt88S%2fg1Bm%2bFEegZbR5XmECtb9mj Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
This was the second appearance for Sanegal. They lost the 2015 tournament.
Road to the final
Match
Details
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16'Summary
Statistics
Reaction in Zambia
See also
References
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External links
- Total U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations, Zambia 2017, CAFonline.com
