{"id":5690,"date":"2023-02-22T09:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/?p=5690"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:30:02","slug":"u-20-afcon-gambia-score-late-to-edge-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/de\/u-20-afcon-gambia-score-late-to-edge-tunisia\/","title":{"rendered":"U-20 AFCON – Gambia score late to edge Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"

U-20 AFCON Results<\/strong> – 21\/02\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gambia 1-0 Tunisia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benin 1-1 Zambia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday<\/strong> – Gambia squeezed past Tunisia with a narrow 1-0 victory at Limbe Stadium. Skipper Alagie Saine’s extra time goal was the only difference in what was a cagey affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Gambia dominated possession against the Young Carthage Eagles but had to wait until six minutes from time to find the back of the net in their Group C clash on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result guaranteed The Gambia their first win in the U-20 AFCON opener for the first time since 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gambia are top of Group C with 3 points. Benin and Zambia are second and third with a point respectively, and Tunisia is bottom without a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The West Africans are appearing at their fourth TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. They\u00a0won bronze twice in their three previous participations in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the winning goal video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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