South Africa and Mali win at AYC

The Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto is hosting the African Youth Championship

Hosts South Africa kept alive their hopes of reaching the African Youth Championship semi-finals with a win over Lesotho in Group A.

Also on Wednesday Mali stayed top of the group thanks to their 1-0 win over Egypt, who stay in second place on goal difference.

The only goal of the game was scored by Mali’s Amara Konate in the 65th minute.

South Africa took a 2-0 lead thanks to first-half goals from Letsi Koapeng and then Lucky Nguzana.

Lesotho who pulled a goal back after 66 minutes through Litsepe Marabe.

That result means that Lesotho cannot now advance and are bottom of the table without a point after losing both their matches.

Amajita move to third with three points from their two games and in order to reach the last four they must win their final game on Saturday against Egypt.

The Egyptians know they only need a draw to advance.

The other game on Saturday sees Mali out to maintain their 100% record against Lesotho.

The top two sides from the group will qualify for the semi-finals and also earn themselves a place at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia later this year.

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