The TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations delivered an action-packed Tuesday, with Cote d’Ivoire’s Alynho Haider stealing the show with a four-goal performance.
Mali, Senegal, and Tunisia also secured important victories, setting the stage for an exciting tournament.
Here is how it all went down today:
Cote d’Ivoire 6–1 Central African Republic
Following South Africa and Egypt’s seven goal thriller on Monday, Group D followed suite on Tuesday evening as Cote d’Ivoire put six past Central African Republic, who responded with a solitary goal in a commanding 6-1 victory for Cote d’Ivoire.
Alynho Haider was the star of the show on Tuesday, with the youngster finding the back of the net an impressive four times for a Man of the Match deserving performance.
Mali 2–1 Angola
Mali made a strong start to their TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Angola on Tuesday at the Stade Municipal de Berrechid.
Goals from Ndjicoura Bomba and Soungalo Coulibaly handed the Malians all three points in their opening Group D clash.
Senegal 1–0 Gambia
A stunning early free-kick from Ibrahima Sow handed Senegal a 1-0 victory over Gambia in their opening Group C clash at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.
Played at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in El Jadida, Senegal got off to a dream start when Sow curled in a superb right-footed strike into the top corner from a free-kick in just the 7th minute.
It proved to be the only goal in a tense encounter between the West African neighbours.
Tunisia 3–0 Somalia
Tunisia made a flying start to their TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over Somalia on Tuesday in El Jadida.
A brace from Fedi Tayechi and a goal from Anisse Saidi sealed all three points for the North Africans, who now sit top of Group C on goal difference ahead of Senegal, who edged Gambia earlier in the day.
