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CAF
11-05-2025
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- CAF
TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage highlights
The group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025 came to an exciting close on Friday, with eight nations confirming their respective places in the quarter-finals of the ongoing competition in Egypt. With the closely contested group phase officially coming to an end and the quarter-finals set to kick off on Monday, CAFOnline takes a look some interesting highlights and statistics of the group phase. Momoh Kamara of Sierra Leone stole the spotlight on an individual level. His clinical finishing saw him top the scoring charts with four goals, putting him in prime position for the Golden Boot. South Africa's Kutlwano Letlhaku's early 8th minute strike against Zambia in their final Group A match is the quickest strike in the group stages. His goal contributed to Amajita being counted amongst the highest scoring teams with 6 goals along with Sierra Leone and reigning champions, Senegal. From stunning long-range strikes to late drama, the group stage delivered memorable moments across all venues. TotalEnergies CAF U-20 AFCON Egypt 2025 Group Stage Highlights: Top Goalscorer: Momoh Kamara (Sierra Leone) – 4 goals Quickest Goal Scored: Kutlwano Letlhaku (South Africa) – 8th minute vs Zambia Team with Most Goals Scored: Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa – 6 goals Team with the best goal difference: Morocco, South Africa - 3 Team with Most Points: Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Sierra Leone – 7 points Team with Least Goals Conceded: Ghana, Zambia - 1 Biggest victory: Sierra Leone 4 – 1 Egypt, South Africa 4 – 1 Sierra Leone Highest scoring matches 5 goals: Sierra Leone 4 – 1 Egypt, South Africa 4 – 1 Sierra Leone Least goals scored: Morocco 0 – 0 Nigeria, Egypt 0 – 0 Zambia
IOL News
11-05-2025
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- IOL News
South Africa's U20 team flying the flag high after securing quarterfinal spot in AFCON
Raymond Mdaka and his SA U20 side are lookig to qualify for the World Cup later this year. | BackpagePix South Africa's U20 national team are through to the quarterfinals of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations after holding Zambia to a 1-1 draw in their final Group A match at the Suez Canal Stadium on Friday night. The result saw Amajita finish top of the group and book a place in the knockout stages, where they will face DR Congo on Monday at the same venue. Coach Raymond Mdaka's side showed character and tactical maturity in a match that required more control than flair. Amajita took an early lead when Kutlwano Letlhaku found the net in the eighth minute, giving South Africa the perfect start. Zambia, needing a win to progress, responded quickly with an equaliser just three minutes later, but despite being under pressure for long spells, South Africa held their shape and saw the game out to get the result they needed. 'Our game against Zambia in the final group stage match, we knew it would be a bit tricky because of the margin of the points,' said Mdaka.
TimesLIVE
10-05-2025
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- TimesLIVE
Amajita to take on DR Congo in Afcon Under-20 quarterfinal
South Africa to play against DR Congo in the quarterfinal stage of the Caf Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Monday. Amajita progressed to this stage of the tournament after they played out to a 1-1 draw with Zambia, who have been eliminated from the tournament, in Cairo on Friday night. A win for South Africa against DR Congo will see them qualify for the Fifa U20 World Cup to be held in Chile in September. The Southern African derby between South Africa and Zambia saw a fast-paced opening at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium and Amajita opened the scoring through Kutlwano Letlhaku after eight minutes.
CAF
10-05-2025
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- CAF
South Africa and Zambia settle for draw as both fall short of Group A top spot
Published: Friday, 09 May 2025 South Africa and Zambia played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Cairo on Friday evening, a result that saw both teams advance to the knockout stage of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations, but neither able to claim top spot in Group A. A fast-paced opening at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium saw South Africa strike first through Kutlwano Letlhaku, who calmly finished in the 8th minute following a swift break led by Mfundo Vilakazi. However, Zambia responded swiftly, equalising just four minutes later through Bonephanseo Phiri, who slotted home from the centre of the box after a pinpoint cross from David Hamansenya. Both sides had chances to win the match, with South Africa's Vilakazi particularly dangerous, testing Zambia's goalkeeper Leevison Banda multiple times. Zambia, for their part, grew stronger as the match wore on, with substitute Perkins Mumba Mwale coming close in stoppage time, only to be denied by a sharp save. Despite the result, both nations ended the group phase on seven points. South Africa topped the standings on goal difference, edging Sierra Leone, who also finished on seven points after drawing with Zambia and defeating Tanzania and Egypt. Zambia, unbeaten in all four group matches, finished fourth in Group A with six points – earning three draws and one win. Their solitary victory came against Tanzania, while they frustrated Egypt and Sierra Leone with goalless draws before this draw against South Africa. Friday's draw ensured Egypt, despite a 1-0 win over Tanzania in the parallel fixture, narrowly missed out on progression due to inferior goal difference. South Africa's progression marks another milestone for the side, who are eyeing their first U20 continental title. Zambia, who famously won the tournament in 2017, now look to rediscover their scoring touch in the knockout phase, having registered just two goals in four group games. The match was fiercely contested, with multiple bookings handed out, including yellows to Gomolemo Kekana (South Africa) and Eliya Mandanji (Zambia), as both teams battled to the final whistle. South Africa and Zambia will now await their quarter-final opponents, with both teams confident of making a deep run in the competition.
