Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Men’s Under-17 National Football Team is out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (CAN), after having suffered two heavy defeats, in qualifying matches held in the Mauritania capital (Nouakchott).
On Monday, 3rd, the Cape Verdean team suffered a 7-1 rout against Mali.
This, after in the first qualifying game of its group, held on Saturday, 1, Cape Verde lost 6-0 to Senegal.
Cited by Inforpress, the Cape Verdean coach of the Under-17 team, Jorge Conceição, known in sports as “Djodje”, recognized the clear superiority of opposing teams in this category.
More prepared opponents
That selector claimed that in these countries of the African sub-region, football at the training level is far above that practiced in Cape Verde, as athletes compete intensely throughout the year.
Cape Verde was part of Zone A qualifying group B for the 2023 Under-17 African Cup of Nations (CAN), along with Senegal and Mali, who qualified for the semi-finals.
In turn, group A includes Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Liberia, which was excluded from the competition due to an alleged change in the age of the players.
The Men’s Under-17 National Football Team traveled from the 28th of September to the Mauritanian capital (Nouakchott) where the qualifying matches take place until the 10th of October.
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