Africa: Egypt Edge South Africa to Open TotalEnergies U-20 Afcon Campaign With Vital Win

Africa: Egypt Edge South Africa to Open TotalEnergies U-20 Afcon Campaign With Vital Win

Hosts Egypt made a winning start to the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2025, with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Africa at Cairo International Stadium on Sunday evening.

Egypt won its inaugural U20 Africa Cup shock against South Africa (1-0), this Sunday, April 27 at the Cairo International Stadium. Pharaohs are launching their competition perfectly, which they became hosts after the withdrawal of Côte d'Ivoire last month. The other day's match between Zambia and Sierra Leone did not give a winner (0-0).

Egypt Edge South Africa to Open TotalEnergies U-20 Afcon Campaign With Vital Win – Net News 1

Hosts Egypt made a winning start to the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2025, with a…

Chambeshi Urges U-20 Chipolopolo to Stay Focused Despite Slow Start

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON)-winning coach Beston Chambeshi has urged Zambia’s junior national team not to be discouraged by their slow start to the ongoing tournament. Chambeshi, Zambia’s most successful coach at the U-20 level—having won the COSAFA title, the AfCON, and guided the team to a historic World Cup quarter-final finish—offered words of encouragement following the team’s goalless draw against underdogs Sierra Leone. Now head co…

Young Pharaohs Edge Past South Africa in U-20 Africa Cup Opener | The Middle East Observer

Egypt’s U-20 national team launched their CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign on a positive note, edging South Africa 1-0 in a tense Group A encounter on Sunday. In front of a lively crowd, substitute Mohamed Abdalla emerged as the match-winner, smashing a superb left-footed strike into the bottom right corner just past the hour […]

Egypt Edge South Africa In U20 AFCON Opener

By Victor Kanayo Egypt made a winning start to the CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2025, with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Africa at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday evening. The match, played immediately after an impressive opening ceremony, was the second fixture of Group A, following a goalless draw between Zambia and Sierra Leone earlier in the day. Mohamed Abdallah was the hero for the Young Pharaohs, netting the …