The Golden Eaglets today avoided the ‘Group of Death’ at the 2021 U17 AFCON after they were drawn against Algeria, Congo and Tanzania in the first round of the tournament.
The #TotalAFCONU17 groups! 🤩
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Which eight sides will make it through to the knockouts 👇 pic.twitter.com/mpFLmpe99Y— #TotalAFCONU20 (@CAF_Online) February 24, 2021
The competition’s ‘Group of Death’ is without doubt Group C, which has defending champions Cameroon, West African power houses Senegal and Mali as well as South Africa, who have proved themselves at this level over the years.
Hosts Morocco head Group A along with Uganda, Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire.
The overall winners of the three groups as well as the best runners-up from all three groups will advance to the semifinals of the U17 AFCON.
The tournament will kick off on March 13.
