{"id":64650,"date":"2025-11-27T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ethiopia-faces-uganda-in-afcon-u-17-semifinal"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:27:05","slug":"ethiopia-faces-uganda-in-afcon-u-17-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ethiopia-faces-uganda-in-afcon-u-17-semifinal","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Faces Uganda in AFCON U-17 Semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Ethiopia will face defending champions Uganda in the semi final stage at the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) CECAFA Zonal qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts sealed their place unbeaten when they silenced Kenya 1-0 in their last group match played at the Abebe Bikila Stadium on Wednesday. In-form Dawit Kasaw netted the lone goal after 65 minutes to ensure Ethiopia picked their third win in the qualifiers. The earlier Group A match saw South Sudan edge Rwanda 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Bagabo, Rwanda\u2019s assistant captain told Cecafaonline that although they lost all four matches, they have gained a lot of exposure playing in a competitive tournament. \u201cWe go back to Rwanda with a lot of lessons learnt,\u201d added Bagabo.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda who lifted the title last year finished second of Group B and will now face Ethiopia on November 30th. Uganda Cubs humbled Djibouti 6-0 in their last Group B match played at the Dire Dawa Stadium today.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs took a 2-0 first half lead with Thomas Ogema and Ukasha Jemba scoring. Brian Olwa picked a second half brace, while Arnold Kayemba and Fahad Ismail also got their names on the score sheet.<\/p>\n<p>In an earlier match Sudan collected their second win of the qualifiers seeing off Burundi 1-0 with Alamin Ahmed Osman scoring the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania who are the only team in the tournament with a 100% winning record will face Kenya in the first semi-final, while Ethiopia face Uganda in the second semi-final at the Abebe Bikila Stadium on November 30th.<\/p>\n<p>The champion, runner-up and third placed team after the final day on December 2nd will represent the CECAFA Zone at the AFCON U-17 next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Ethiopia will face defending champions Uganda in the semi final stage at the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) CECAFA Zonal qualifiers. The hosts sealed their place unbeaten when they silenced Kenya 1-0 in their last group match played at the Abebe Bikila Stadium on Wednesday. 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