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CAF
17-04-2025
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MATCH FACTS: Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso clash for bronze medal at TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025
Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso go head-to-head for the bronze medal at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 on Friday when they meet at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca (kick-off 20:00 local time; 19:00 GMT). This games represents the first meeting between Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON. Cote d'Ivoire are participating in the third-place play-off match for a third time along with previous participations in 2005 and 2011. Burkina Faso are also participating in the play-off for third for a third time after they previously featured in this game in 2009 and 2023. The play-off for third has never previously produced a 0-0 result and only once before in 2013, when Tunisia defeated hosts Morocco, was a penalty shoot-out needed to produce a winner after the game ended 1-1. Tunisia prevailed on penalty kicks, winning 11-10. Of the previous 13 third-place play-off games, the biggest margin of victory in this game has been by two goals. Nigeria defeated Egypt 3-1 in 2003, and Guinea won 3-1 against Nigeria and Niger in 2015 and 2017 respectively. The most goals scored in this game was in 2009 when Burkina Faso won 3-2 against Malawi. Since Tunisia's win over Morocco in 2013, the last four third-place play-off games have produced a winner in open pay. Guinea won back-to-back games 3-1 in 2015 and 2017, while Angola defeated Nigeria in 2019 by winning 2-1 and Burkina Faso also won 2-1 against Mali at the last finals. Burkina Faso and the Cote d'Ivoire will both go level with Guinea and Mali on three appearances in the third-place play-off game, the joint most by any team in this game. This is the fifth time that two West African teams will feature in this fixture. Previously Guinea defeated Mali, Nigeria and Niger in 1995, 2015 and 2017. Burkina Faso defeated Mali in 2023. BURKINA FASO FACTS · Burkina Faso lost their semi-final match 2-0 against Mali and have been eliminated at the last-4 stage in two successive finals. Lost to eventual champions Senegal on penalties in 2023. · They are featuring in the third-place play-off for the second finals in succession and are the second team to do so along with Guinea who did so in 2015 and 2017. · Should they win, Burkina Faso will have ended third in successive finals, becoming the third team to do so along with Mali in 1999 and 2001, and Guinea in 2015 and 2017. · Burkina Faso have won both their previous third-place play-off games, defeating Malawi 3-2 in 2009 and Mali 2-1 in 2023. · On all three occasions that Burkina Faso have featured in the play-off for third, the tournament has been held in North Africa. · Burkina Faso's two previous third-place play-off games have been decided in open play. These games have produced eight goals with the Burkinabe scoring five and conceding three. · Burkina Faso are yet to keep a clean-sheet in the play-off for third-place match. · Burkina Faso have been involved in two penalty shoot-outs at the finals, their 2011 semi-final ended 1-1 before they won on spot kicks 4-2 against Congo, while they lost their semi-final at the 2023 finals after the match finished 1-1, going down 5-4 to Senegal on spot-kicks. · Victory for Burkina Faso will see them end in the top three for a sixth time. They were winners in 2011, runners-up in 1999 and 2001, and ended third in 2009 and 2023. · Burkina Faso had two players sent off in their 2-0 loss to Mali in the semi-finals. Ali Kone was shown a second yellow card in the 77th minute with his team already trailing 2-0. Alassana Bagayogo was sent off in second half stoppage time. · Asharaf Tapsoba of Burkina Faso is the tournament's top scorer with seven goals. He had scored in each of their previous four games before the semi-finals. · Their loss to Mali ended a five-game winning streak for Burkina Faso at the finals. It also ended an eight-game unbeaten run in open play. COTE D'IVOIRE FACTS · Cote d'Ivoire scored ten goals in their three group games at the tournament, but have failed to score in both their knockout games. They beat Angola on penalties in the quarter-finals and lost in a shoot-out to Morocco in the semi-finals. Both games ended 0-0. · Victory will see Cote d'Ivoire end in the top three at the tournament for a third time along with 2005 and 2013. · Both of Cote d'Ivoire's previous third-place play-off games have been decided in open play, with them winning one and losing one. · Previously in the third-place play-off game, Cote d'Ivoire managed a 1-0 win against South Africa in 2005 and a 2-1 defeat to Congo in 2011. · Cote d'Ivoire have been involved in three penalty shoot-outs before. They won the final in 2013 against Nigeria after a 1-1 draw when they prevailed 5-4 in the shoot-out. At the current finals, 0-0 draws in the quarter-finals and semi-finals against Senegal and hosts Morocco were followed by a 5-3 win and a 4-3 loss in the shoot-out. · This is the first time Cote d'Ivoire have been involved in back-to-back 0-0 draws at the tournament. · Cote d'Ivoire have never previously failed to score in three successive games at the same finals. · Prior to their recent run of successive 0-0 draws, in their previous 24 games at the finals the Cote d'Ivoire had been involved in just three goalless stalemates. These were against Mali in their opening game in 1997, Ghana in their final group game in 2013 and Angola in their second group game at the current finals. · Their three 0-0 draws at the current finals is the most number of games in a single edition in which the Cote d'Ivoire have failed to score. · Alynho Haidara is Cote d'Ivoire's top scorer at the current finals with six goals, one behind the tournament's top scorer Asharaf Tapsoba of Burkina Faso. Haidara has scored three goals from the penalty spot. · Cote d'Ivoire have conceded just three goals at the finals, only Morocco have conceded fewer (two). · Cote d'Ivoire have kept successive clean-sheets, another one will see them keep three in a row for the first time. They had only once before kept successive clean-sheets prior to their current run, which was in 2013 in their second and third group games, a 1-0 win over Nigeria and a 0-0 draw against Ghana. · Another clean-sheet for the Cote d'Ivoire will see them keep four clean-sheets at a single edition for the first time.
CAF
14-04-2025
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MATCH FACTS: Cote d'Ivoire hope history repeats itself in TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON semi-final against hosts Morocco
Hosts Morocco will take on Cote d'Ivoire in their TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final at the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia on Tuesday (kick-off 20:00 local time; 19:00 GMT). This is the second meeting between Morocco and Cote d'Ivoire at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON. Their previous clash was also at the semi-final stage with Morocco as hosts in 2013. Cote d'Ivoire won that game 2-1. The Ivoirians are meeting a host nation for the fourth time. Their record against the tournament hosts reads P3 W2 L1. They won 7-0 against Botswana at the group stages in 1999, defeated Morocco in the last four in 2013 and in between lost to Rwanda 1-0 in the semi-final in 2011. Morocco have only faced West African teams in the last four. In addition to losing to Cote d'Ivoire in 2013, they overcame Mali on penalties after a 0-0 draw in 2023, winning the shoot-out 6-5. MOROCCO FACTS · Morocco are in their third semi-final, along with last four appearances in 2013 and 2023. · All three of Morocco's last four appearances have come in tournaments hosted in North Africa. This is the second time, along with 2013, that they reach the last four as hosts. They were runners up in 2023 with Algeria as hosts. · Morocco's tournament ended in 2013 when they were previously hosts against the Cote d'Ivoire at the semi-final stage. They then lost the play-off for third against Tunisia and ended fourth. · In CAF age-group tournaments hosted by Morocco, they reached the final at the 1997 TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations and won the tournament. · Morocco are aiming to reach back-to-back finals at U17 level after they were runners up in 2023. The last team to reach consecutive finals was Mali, who did so in 2015 and 2017. · Morocco are looking to become the fifth host nation to reach the final. Previous hosts to have made it to the deciding game are Gambia in 2005, Togo in 2007, Algeria in 2009 and Rwanda in 2011. · All four previous hosts who reached the final did so in four successive tournaments between 2005 and 2011. The last host nation to reach the final was Rwanda in 2011. · Morocco have conceded one goal at the finals through their four games, which was in their 3-1 win over South Africa in the quarter-finals. · They have conceded the fewest goals of all the teams still remaining in the tournament. · Morocco have scored 11 goals at the current finals, the most they have scored in a single edition, surpassing the 10 they managed on home soil in 2013. · Morocco have scored the second most goals at the tournament thus far, only Burkina Faso (12) have netted more. · Morocco's win against South Africa in the last-8 was the second time they scored three goals in a knockout game at the finals. They also scored three in their 3-0 win against Algeria in the quarter-finals in 2023. · Morocco's Ziyad Baha has four goals at the current finals. He is the second Moroccan after Younes Bnou Marzouk to net four goals in a single edition. The latter scored four goals at the 2013 finals. · Abdellah Ouazane has scored two goals for Morocco at the current finals and another goal will see him go level with his elder brother Zakaria, who scored three goals for Morocco at the 2023 finals. COTE D'IVOIRE FACTS · Cote d'Ivoire are appearing in the last four for a fourth time along with 2005, 2011 and 2013. · Cote d'Ivoire reached this stage by defeating Central African Republic 6-1, drawing 0-0 with Angola and then defeating Mali 4-2 in the group stages, before overcoming defending champions Senegal on penalties in the quarter-finals after the game ended 0-0. · Their record in the semi-finals with games decided on penalties recorded as wins and losses reads P3 W1 L2. · They were Champions when Morocco hosted in 2013 and defeated the hosts in the last-4 on that occasion to reach the final, where they defeated Nigeria on penalties after a 1-1 draw. They won the shoot-out 5-4. · Their other semi-final encounters saw them lose to Ghana in 2005. The game went into extra time before they lost 2-0. They also lost to Rwanda 1-0 in 2011. · Cote d'Ivoire are facing a tournament host for the third time. Previously they lost against Rwanda in the 2011 semi-finals and won against Morocco in the 2013 Semi-final. All of Cote d'Ivoire's games against tournament hosts have been in the last-4. · They have been involved in two penalty shoot-outs and won the final in 2013 against Nigeria after a 1-1 draw they prevailed 5-4 in the shoot-out. At the current finals, a 0-0 draw in the quarter-final against Senegal was followed by a 5-3 win in the shoot-out. · The 10 goals Cote d'Ivoire have scored at the current finals is the most they have netted in a single edition, overtaking the nine they managed in 2011. · Cote d'Ivoire have received six yellow cards thus far, the joint most of all the semi-finalists along with Burkina Faso. · Alynho Haidara is Cote d'Ivoire's highest scorer at the current finals with six goals. He is the tournament's second highest scorer. · Haidara has scored his six goals from eight shots on target. Overall he has a shooting accuracy of 57.1%, which is only bettered by Burkina Faso's Asharaf Tapsoba, who has a shooting accuracy of 62.5%.
CAF
14-04-2025
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MATCH FACTS: Burkina Faso and Mali in showdown for final place at TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON, Morocco 2025
Burkina Faso and Mali clash in the first of the semi-final matches at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 with an intriguing tussle at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Tuesday (kick-off 17:00 local time; 16:00 GMT). Burkina Faso and Mali will clash for a sixth time at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON having previously met in 1999, 2001, 2005 and twice in 2023. Of their previous five meetings Burkina Faso has three wins to Mali's two. All five of their previous games have produced a winner and there is yet to be a draw in this fixture. The teams first met at the tournament in 1999, Burkina Faso winning a semi-final clash 1-0. They again faced off in the group stages in 2001 with another 1-0 victory for Burkina Faso. In what was the opening game for both teams at the competition, Burkina Faso would go onto end as runners up for a second tournament in a row. Mali would end in third. In the group stages in 2005, despite a 3-1 win for Mali, they were unable to progress and both teams went out in the pool stages. Their last meetings came in 2023, first in a group game which Mali won 1-0. They also met in the play-off for third with Burkina Faso winning 2-1. With Burkina Faso and Mali meeting in this game, it means we will have a West African team in the final for a 14th edition in a row, keeping up the tradition of having at least one representative from the region since 1995. BURKINA FASO FACTS · Burkina Faso reached their sixth semi-final, with only Mali (8) and Nigeria (7) reaching the last-4 on more occasions. · Burkina Faso have also previously featured in the last four in 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2023. · Their record in the last four with games decided on penalties registered as wins and losses reads P5 W3 L2. · Burkina Faso have won last four clashes in 1999, 2001 and 2011, while they lost in 2009 and 2023. · Victory will see Burkina Faso reach their fourth final. That will take them level with Nigeria and Ghana for the most number of appearances in the final. · Burkina Faso defeated Zambia 6-1 in the quarter-finals. It is their biggest win in the knockout rounds of the tournament. · Victory over Zambia in the last-8 was Burkina Faso's joint biggest win at the finals along with a 5-0 group stage victory over Zimbabwe in 2009. · Burkina Faso have scored 12 goals at the current finals. The most they have scored at a single finals, overtaking the 11 they scored in 2011. · Burkina Faso are undefeated in their last eight games at the finals in open play. They have won seven of these games and drew one, which turned out to be a semi-final loss against Senegal in 2023 on penalties. · Burkina Faso's last open play loss was against Mali in their first game in 2023, a 1-0 loss. · Since then, Burkina Faso have managed to score in their last eight games in the tournament. · Victory for Burkina Faso without needing penalties will see them win five games at the same finals in open play for the first time. · Burkina Faso have never won five games in a row in open play at the finals. · Burkina Faso's record in the knockout rounds with games decided on penalties registered as wins and losses reads P11 W7 L4 (excludes result against Guinea in 2001 semi-final which was expunged). · They have won six games in open play and one on penalties in the knockout rounds, while they have two losses in open play and one on penalties. · Burkina Faso have been involved in two penalty shoot-out at the finals, their 2011 semi-final ended 1-1 before they won on spot-kicks 4-2 against Congo. While they lost their semi-final at the 2023 finals after the match finished 1-1, going down 5-4 to Senegal on spot-kicks. · Burkina Faso's record in the last four at the tournament with games decided on penalties registered as wins and losses reads P3 W2 L1 (2001 game against Guinea not included). · Previously in last four clashes at the finals, Burkina Faso won 1-0 against Mali in 1999 and defeated Congo on penalties in 2011. They lost on penalties against Senegal in 2023 (2001 game against Guinea not included). · In 11 games beyond the group stages at the finals, Burkina Faso have only ever kept one clean-sheet. They have conceded in their last 10 games in the knockout rounds. Their last clean sheet was in their 1-0 win over Mali in the 1999 semi-finals. · Burkina Faso's Ashraf Tapsoba has scored seven goals at the current finals, the most by any player since Nigeria's Isaac Success netted the same number in 2013. · Tapsoba has scored in all four of Burkina Faso's games at the tournament thus far. Of his seven goals, five have been from open play and two have been spot-kicks. · Tapsoba has also made two assists and has nine goal contributions, having been involved in 75% of his side's 12 goals in the competition. · Of all of the four semi-finalists, Burkina Faso have had the most shots on target (26) and scored the most goals (12). · Burkina Faso's played have won 84 tackles, more than any other team. MALI FACTS · Mali are featuring in their eighth semi-final at the finals, the most of any team. · Mali overcame Tunisia 10-9 on penalties in the quarter-finals after the teams played to a 1-1 draw. · Mali have reached the semi-finals for a fourth tournament in a row that they are participating in along with 2015, 2017 and 2023. · Victory will take Mali to their fourth final along with 1997, 2015 and 2017. Should Mali reach the final, they will join Nigeria and Ghana with four appearances in the decider. · Mali, in their last 19 games at the finals, have lost just two games in open play, against the Cote d'Ivoire at the current finals and Burkina Faso in the play-off for third in 2023 (W12 D5). · Mali are playing their 45th game at the finals, going level with Nigeria for the most games played in the tournament. As they will featured in two more games, they will overtake Nigeria and become the team who has played the most games at the final. · Mali's record in direct knockout games at the finals, including quarter-final and semi-finals, and including wins and losses on penalties, reads P9 W5 L4. · Mali have been involved in four penalty shoot-outs at the finals (W2 L2). · They lost 4-3 to Nigeria (1-1) in 2001 and they defeated Guinea (0-0) 2-0 in 2017. In 2023 they lost to Morocco (0-0) 6-5 on penalties and at the current finals they beat Tunisia (1-1) 10-9 in an epic shoot-out in the quarter-finals. · Mali's record in the last four at the tournament including wins and losses on penalties reads P7 W3 L4. · Mali in previous last four clashes at the tournament lost to Nigeria in 1995, going down 3-1. They also lost to Burkina Faso in 1999, losing 1-0, while they were beaten by Nigeria again on penalties in 2001. In 2023 they lost to Morocco on penalties. · Mali have won last-4 clashes previously in 1997, defeating Ghana 2-1. In 2015 they won 2-1 over Guinea and in 2017 they defeated Guinea on penalties after the game ended 0-0. · This is the seventh time in eight semi-final games at the tournament that Mali will be facing West African opponents in the last-4 after previous clashes against Burkina Faso (twice), Ghana, Guinea (twice) and Nigeria (twice). · Mali have scored the fewest goals (7) amongst the four semi-finalists and have also conceded the most goals amongst the remaining four teams (6). · Mali have completed 1361 passes, the most among the semi-finalists. · Mali have a passing accuracy of 79.31%, the best percentage among the semi-finalists.
CAF
09-04-2025
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MATCH FACTS: Burkina Faso and Zambia clash in quarter-finals of TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025
Group B winners Burkina Face in their face Group B runners-up Zambia in their TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 quarter-final at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca on Thursday (kick-off 17:00 local time / 16:00 GMT) This will be their first meeting at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON finals, but Burkina Faso have played six games against COSAFA nations and previously and have never lost (W5 D1). The only time they failed to win, was a 0-0 draw against Zimbabwe in their opening game in 1999. They defeated Seychelles 4-1 in 2001, Zimbabwe 5-0 and Malawi 2-0 in the 2009 group stages and Malawi in the 2009 play-off for third, winning 3-2. They won 2-0 against South Africa at the current finals. Burkina Faso's six games against COSAFA member nations has produced 19 goals at 3.17 goals per game. They have scored 16 of these goals and conceded just three. Burkina Faso have kept four clean-sheets in their previous six games against COSAFA teams at the finals. For Zambia, it is their fifth game against West African opponents and their record reads W1 L3. Previously against West African opponents, Zambia lost to Guinea 1-0 and Nigeria 3-1, and in between defeated Niger 2-1 in the 2015 group stages. They also lost to Nigeria in the 2023 pool phase. Zambia have lost their last two games to West African opposition, both against Nigeria in their final group game in 2015 and their opening game in 2023 BURKINA FASO FACTS · Burkina Faso are the only team to have won all three of their group games at the current finals. · This is the first time they have won all three group games at the finals since 2009, and the fourth time they managed to go through the group stages without losing after 1999 and 2001. · Burkina Faso are undefeated in their last seven games at the finals in open play. They have won six of those games and drew one, which turned out to be a semi-final loss against Senegal in 2023. · Burkina Faso's last open play loss was 1-0 against Mali in their opening game in 2023. · Featuring at their eighth finals, Burkina Faso are in the knockout rounds for a sixth time along with 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2023. They were eliminated in the group stages in 2005 and 2007. · Victory will take Burkina Faso to their sixth semi-final. They have reached at least the last-4 in their previous three previous appearances, finishing third twice in 2009 and 2023, and as winners in 2011. · Burkina Faso's only other quarter-final was a 2-1 win over Nigeria in 2023. · They have been involved in two penalty shoot-out at the finals, their 2011 semi-final ended 1-1 before they won on spot-kicks 4-2 against Congo. They lost their semi-final at the 2023 finals after the match finished 1-1, going down 5-4 to Senegal on spot-kicks. · Burkina Faso's record in the knockout rounds with games decided on penalties registered as wins and losses reads P10 W6 L4 (excludes result against Guinea in 2001 semi-final which was expunged). · Burkina Faso have won five games in open play and one on penalties in the knockout rounds, while they have two losses in open play and one on penalties. · Burkina Faso's wins in knockout games came against Mali in the 1999 semi-final, they also defeated Malawi in the play-off for third in 2009, while in 2011 they won against Congo in the semi-finals on penalties and Rwanda in the final. In 2023 they defeated Nigeria in the quarter-finals, and won against Mali in the play-off for third. · Burkina Faso's losses in knockout round games came against Ghana in the 1999 final and Nigeria in the 2001 final. They lost to Algeria in the 2009 semi-finals and Senegal on penalties in the 2023 semi-finals. · All three teams defeating Burkina Faso in a knockout game has gone on to be champions. · Ashraf Tapsoba has scored in all three game thus far at the finals for the Burkinabe for a total of four goals. The last player from Burkina Faso to score four goals was Zainou Sana, who did so in 2011. · Burkina Faso have completed just 405 passes in their three games, the fewest of the eight quarter-finalists. ZAMBIA FACTS · Zambia went through the group stages undefeated, winning two games at the finals for the first time. · They are now four games at the finals without a loss, winning three of these fixtures, a run that began with a win in their final group game against Morocco in 2023. · This year, Zambia won their first game against Tanzania 4-1, then drew with hosts Morocco and won 2-1 against Uganda in their final game. · Zambia have scored six goals at the tournament thus far with six different players on the scoresheet. No team has had as many different scorers at the tournament thus far. · The six goals Zambia have scored at the current tournament is the most they have managed in a single edition. In 2015 they scored three and in 2023 they managed four. · Zambia have a shot conversion rate of 18.18%. Amongst the quarter-finalists, only Morocco (29.63%), South Africa (20%) and Cote d' Ivoire (19.23%) have a better conversion rate.
CAF
05-04-2025
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MATCH FACTS: Zambia look to book knockout spot at TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025
Zambia and Uganda will hope to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 when they meet in their final Group A game at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday (kick-off 20:00 local time / GMT). Zambia are second in the pool on goal-difference from hosts Morocco with four points from two games, while Uganda are third with three points. The top two teams in each pool advance to the knockout rounds, and the 2025 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, while the sides that finish third in the four pools will play-off for the two remaining spots. Neither Zambia nor Uganda can finish lower than third, no matter the result on Sunday. This will be the first meeting between Uganda and Zambia at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON. Uganda will qualify for the knockout stage with a win. Zambia will progress to the knockout stage with a draw. Uganda's only other game against a COSAFA member nation ended in a 1-0 loss against Angola in 2019 in their opening group game. For Zambia, they are facing East African opposition for a second time their only other meeting was against Tanzania in their opening game at the current finals, a 4-1 win in their opening game. UGANDA FACTS · Should Uganda win and progress to the 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup it will be their first qualification for the tournament. · Uganda their opening game against hosts Morocco 5-0, but managed to bounce back and win their last game 3-0 against Tanzania. · Their win over Tanzania was Uganda's joint biggest win at the finals. Both their 3-0 triumphs have been against Tanzania in 2019 and this year. · Uganda have now won their second group game at both their finals appearances, both were against Tanzania and ended in 3-0 wins. · Uganda, in their only other third group game at the finals, drew 1-1 with Nigeria in 2019. · Should Uganda win they would have won back to back games at the finals for the first time. · Should Uganda avoid defeat they would have not lost in successive games for a second time. They also did so in 2019 when defeating Tanzania and drawing with Nigeria on matchday two and three. · Both of Uganda's clean-sheets have been kept against Tanzania, in 2019 and the current finals. · All of Uganda's six goals at the finals have been scored by different players, no Ugandan player has as yet scored multiple goals at the finals. · Uganda had nine shots on target in their win against Tanzania, the most they have had in a single game in five games at the finals. · Uganda goalkeeper Adrian Mukwanaga made five saves against Tanzania in their win 3-0 win, the most saves by a Tanzanian goalkeeper in a single game at the finals since Jack Komakech made 11 in their final group match in 2019 against Nigeria. The game ended 1-1. · Uganda's Richard Okello had a game high 74 touches in their win over Tanzania. ZAMBIA FACTS · A draw would be sufficient to see Zambia progress to the quarter-finals for the first time. In their two previous tournament appearances in 2015 and 2023, Zambia exited at the group stage. · Should Zambia progress to the quarter-finals they will have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time. · Zambia won their opening game against Tanzania 4-1 and then drew their second game 0-0 against hosts Morocco. · Zambia have never previously gone through their first two games at the finals undefeated this is the first time they have done so. · Should they avoid defeat Zambia will go through three group games at the finals undefeated for the first time. · Zambia are currently three games at the final without a loss, starting with a 2-1 win in their final group game in 2023 (W2 D1). · In their 0-0 draw against Morocco it was the first time Zambia had failed to score in their second group game, in 2015 they won 2-1 against Niger and in 2023 they lost 3-2 to South Africa. · Their 0-0 draw against Morocco was the first time that Zambia had been involved in a goalless draw in eight games at the finals. · Zambia managed to keep a clean-sheet at the finals for the first time in what was their 8th game at the finals in their 0-0 draw against Morocco. · With their draw against Morocco it means that Zambia have never lost to a host nation at the tournament in two games against tournament hosts, previously in 2015 they defeated then hosts Niger 2-1 (W1 D1). · Victory for Zambia will see them win two games at a single finals for the first time in 2015 and 2023 they won one game at each tournament. · Zambia's record in their final group game at the finals reads P2 W1 L1. · In their final group games previously Zambia lost to Nigeria 3-1 in 2015 and defeated Morocco 2-1 in 2023. In 2015 they needed to defeat Nigeria to progress and in 2023 when they faced Morocco they were already eliminated, while Morocco had already progressed to the last 8.
