2019 U23 AFCON Qualifiers : Objective: Tokyo 2020

The U-23 men’s football team now has hopes of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. This comes after they qualified for the third edition of the U23 AFCON which takes place in November in Egypt. They picked their qualification on Tuesday September 10, 2019 in Rades, Tunisia, during the return leg of the last round qualifying tournament. Cameroon was beaten by Tunisia 2- 1 but qualified on an away goal rule. Cameroon’s goal was scored by OGC Nice forward, Ignatius Ganago at the 15th minute securing qualification for the Lions. The Carthage Eaglets equalised at the 37th minute through Wahji Sehli and went further to score again at the 72nd minute through penalty. During the away leg in Yaounde on September 6, 2019, Cameroon beat Tunisia 1-0. Despite last Tuesday’s defeat the U23 Lions will participate at the final phase of the U-23 AFCON for the first time since the competition was introduced in 2011. The participation of Cameroon at the AFCON will also give the U-23 Lions hopes of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo ...