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The finalists set to contest for Africa’s crown in the CAF African Schools Football Championship were officially decided on Thursday evening, as the tournament approaches an exciting photo-finish on Friday, 24 May in Zanzibar.
The action got underway in the boys’ division in the afternoon, with Tanzania powering into the finals following a 2-0 win over Benin in the first fixture of the day at the Amaan Stadium.
In the other semi-final encounter, Guinea took on Senegal in a tightly contested affair that ended goalless, for the finalist to be decided on penalties, with Guinea edging Senegal 4-3.
The girls section closed off an exciting CAF African Schools Football Championship semi-finals evening with Morocco edging Uganda 1-0, before an evenly balanced duel between tournament favourites, Tanzania and South Africa saw the hosts bowing out of the competition after losing 1-0 to the latter.
Ahead of the two finals on Friday, the third-place play off will take place between Senegal and Benin for the boys section, before Tanzania take on Uganda for the girls bronze medal.
The youth competition comes to a grand closing on Friday with plenty of entertainment lined up, along with a closing ceremony to officially bring the second season of the competition to a close.
All the action, starting with the bronze medal play-offs in the afternoon will be live on CAF’s official YouTube channel, CAF TV.
Fans are also encouraged to follow and engage in the online conversation across all CAF’s digital platforms, using #ASFC.
CAF African Schools Football Championship | Friday, 24 May
Third Place Play-Off
Boys
13h30 GMT | Senegal vs Benin
Girls
14h30 GMT | Uganda vs Tanzania
Final
Girls
15h30 GMT |Morocco vs South Africa
Boys
16h30 GMT | Guinea vs Tanzania