Liberia captain Anthony Laffor has a dream of leading the young Lone Stars to a feat not even national icon George Weah could achieve - qualification for the FIFA World Cup™.
"The Senegal team should fear no opponent, but we also respect everybody," Amara Traore, Senegal coach.
Group J has the potential to be a tightly run contest with former FIFA World Cup finalists Senegal and Angola facing against a resurgent Uganda and one of either Liberia and Mauritius on the road to Brazil 2014.
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.
