“There are no easy groups any more. African football has changed. I know that from personal experience playing with the national team. In the previous qualifiers we faced sides that were by no means weak but we still failed to go through,&...
Despite their recent worrying dip in form, Egypt are the favourites to take Group G of African qualifying, where the threat will come from improving Guinea and Zimbabwe.
Continental giants Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire were handed tough-looking tasks on the path to Brazil 2014, while the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa have a regional derby on their hands against Botswana.
Burkina Faso claimed their first African crown by beating hosts Rwanda in the CAF African U-17 Championship final. It was a dramatic conclusion to a rollercoaster tournament in which four teams qualified for Mexico 2011.
Burkina Faso put four past Egypt without reply to reach the semi-finals of the CAF U-17 Championship and qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Gambia look to defend their crown as the African U-17 Championship begins this weekend in Rwanda with four spots at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico up for grabs.
