Hadji Drame’s second half goal set up a mouth –watering semi-final clash between the Junior Eagles of Mali and Nigeria’s Flying Eagles at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger Republic, while eliminating 2009 world champions Ghana.
The all–West African semi-final will hold on Wednesday, 13th February at the Stade General Seyni Kountche.
The Flying Eagles, who reached the FIFA U20 World Cup and the championship semi-finals on Friday with a 1-0 victory over hosts Niger Republic, were at the Stade Seyni Kountche alongside their technical and backroom staff to watch the Ghana, Mali clash.
Mali lost their opening game 0-2 to Senegal, before they defeated Burkina Faso by a lone goal in Maradi. Victory over Ghana shot them to the last four and earned them a ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Poland.
The second semi-final match, which will hold in Maradi on same day, is between Senegal and South Africa.
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