25 March 2009
The Gambia is through to the semi-finals of the African Under 17 Football Championship after beating Cameroon 2-0 in Sunday’s game. The win means that they don’t need points from tonight’s game against hosts Algeria, but they will be competing for the top spot in Group A.
Algeria are also already through to the semi-finals after beating Guinea on Sunday 1-0. Both Gambia and Algeria already have six points in Group A, whilst Guinea and Cameroon have lost both their matches. In Group B Burkina Faso and Niger are also already through to the semi-finals, with six points each.
The semi-finals will be held in Algeria on Sunday 29th March with the final on Thursday 2nd April. By reaching the last four, Gambia also qualify for the Under 17 World Cup to be held in Nigeria in October.
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