Amajimbos (0) 2
Senegal (1) 1
The Under 23 national team, Amajimbos, opened with a good start collecting points against Senegal in the Group D match of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Under 17 on Thursday evening at Complex Mohammed VI Pitch 3, Rabat, Morocco.
Senegal found the net first in the first half with a goal blocked by Cheik Thior in the 44th minute.
However, Amajimbos came back in the second half with Inganathi Simama scoring the equalizer in the 48th minute.
Majimbo’s pressure paid off as they scored the second goal in the 55th minute when a spear stabbed home as Thior tried to clear the ball from home.
The jimbos were drawn with Senegal, Algeria and Ghana in Group D. They will return to the field by facing Algeria on Sunday at 5 pm in the Afcon U-17 tournament that started on Wednesday, which will conclude on June 2.
In this tournament in Morocco, Amajimbos need to reach the quarterfinals in order to secure a place in the Under 17 World Cup to be played in Qatar, from November 19 to December 13.
Last year, this Majimbos team reached the finals of the Afcon held in Morocco, where they were defeated by the hosts 3-1. It has become history that the Moroccan team was the one that finally won the Afcon title by defeating Mali 4-2 in a penalty shootout.