The second round of qualifying for the AFCON U23 continues this Sunday. Some big appointments with notably Egypt, defending champion, on the road to Eswatini. There will also be a West African derby between Burkina Faso and Senegal.
Winner of the last AFCON U23 in 2019 at home, Egypt will not have to miss in this second round of qualification. The young Pharaohs travel to Eswatini with victory as their only ambition. It will be necessary however to avoid falling in the trap. Therefore, their Brazilian coach, Rogerio Micale, will rely on his best elements such as Ibrahim Adel, Oussama Faisal or Hossam Abdel-Meguid.
Another major player to play this Sunday, South Africa. The rainbow nation, runner-up of the AFCON U23, will travel to Togo. The Togolese, even if they do not start with the favors of the prognosis, intend to play their chances boldly. To do this, they rely on their "twelfth man". "I urge the sporting public to come massively as they did during the match against Mauritania in Lome (victory 2-0 in the first round of qualification, editor's note), their presence will be a great support for us," said the coach Traore Afizou.
One of the matches to watch this Sunday is a West African clash. Burkina Faso receives Senegal for this round of qualifiers. The match will take place in Cotonou, Benin, because of the unstable situation in the country of the Stallions. The Senegalese, like their coach Demba Mbaye, say they are ready to play. "I often say that in a match there are two elements that are at stake, there is the result and the content. We will try to win both and the result and content, "he said in the media of the Senegalese Football Federation.
As for Tintin, the trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo looks perilous for Algeria. The young Fennecs will have to be solid against the Congolese. Especially since the Stade des Martyrs will push hard behind its flock to hope for a qualification.
Schedule for this Sunday (GMT)
1 pm
Eswatini-Egypt
Madagascar-Gabon
Mozambique-Ghana
2 pm
Burkina-Senegal
2:30 pm
Congo-Tunisia
DR Congo-Algeria
4 pm
Guinea-Uganda
Togo-South Africa
5 pm
Sudan-Benin
