Qualifying tournament for CAN U20 / UFOA B : Ghana on the top step of the podium

The curtains fell this Saturday 19 December on the qualifying tournament for the CAN U20 in the UFOA B Zone. A competition which saw the crowning of the Black Satellites of Ghana victorious in front of the Junior Stallions of Burkina Faso (2-1) after the final.

Started on 5 last december, the qualifying tournament for the Africa Cup of Nations under 20 years in Zone UFOA B had its epilogue this Saturday at the Charles de Gaulle stadium in Porto-Novo. After a hard-fought final, it is the Black Satellites who win the trophy at stake by beating the Junior Stallions of Burkina Faso.

At kick-off, the two teams did not hesitate to show their desire to offer the crown. And it was the Burkinabè who opened the scoring at the 16 th minute thanks to Jean Kouame Fiacre Botue (0-1).

Five minutes before the break, the bib 10 Ghanaian, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh allows his selection to restore parity (1-1). It is on this score that the Ivorian referee of the game, Clément Franklin Kpan returns the 22 actors in the locker room.

On resumption, the Ghanaians proceed by pressing which ended up getting the better of their opponents. Car, at the 79th minute, Percious Boah on a masterfully converted free kick doubles the mark (2-1).

Tenacious and confident, the Burkinabè ran behind the equalizer in vain. And it is on this mark that the match ended. A victory that crowns the excellent course of the U20 selection of Ghana since the start of the competition. Note that the two formations are qualified for the CAN U20 which will take place in Mauritania in 2021.

During the small final which was played on Friday 18 December, it was the elephants of the Ivory Coast who took over the Mena juniors(2-0). A victory synonymous with the bronze medal.

Jean Kouame Fiacre Botue doubly distinguished

With regard to individual distinctions, the Burkinabe striker, Jean Kouame Fiacre Botue finishes as top scorer(three achievements) and best player of the tournament. What earned him two trophies.

Several personalities honored with their presence

Apart from the sports minister, Oswald Homeky and the President of the Beninese Football Federation, Mathurin De Chacus, this final was marked by the presence of several presidents of African federations. We can cite among others, President of the Nigerian Football Federation, the Colonel-Major Djibrilla Hima Hamidou said Pelé, the president of the Burkinabè Football Federation, Lazare Bansse, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation, Augustin Senghor, the president of the Guinean Football Federation, Antonio Souare, the president of the Gabonese Football Federation, Pierre Alain Mounguengui, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, Seidou Ndombo The Best Of Seidou Ndombo, the president of the Ghana Football Federation, Wolf Okraku, President of the Congolese Football Federation, Jean Blaise Mayolas, the former presidents of the Ivorian and Burkinabe football federations. They are respectively Jacques Anouma and Sita Sangaré. So he was part, the FIFA representative, M. Veronica Mosengo Omba.

D.TOLOMISSI