The U17 Africa Cup of Nations got underway yesterday with host Algeria defeating Somalia 2-0 in the first game of the tournament which is the qualifiers for the U17 World Cup to be hosted by India.
Later today, the U17 team of Senegal will take on Congo in the first game of the day which is set for 2pm Nigerian time. It is the second group game of group A, which has the host leading us into the tournament as stated above.
Group B will take center stage by 5pm with Nigeria, the most decorated team at the tournament at world level with five titles taking on Zambia. The next group game will be by 8pm between the two other teams in the group Morocco and South Africa.
The games will be shown live on television for Nigerian audience on Supersport with yesterday’s game broadcasted by the satellite network outfit. It will also be shown live on a Facebook handle (KE Tube) for those who want to watch it online.
For people based abroad the game will be live on the official YouTube channel of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It is however not available for people residing in Nigeria as was the case yesterday.
Mohammed Mowiz
