Defending champions Senegal start their TotalEnergies CAF Beneath-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title defence towards Central African Republic (CAR) with a Group C conflict on the Suez Stadium on Friday (kick-off 18:00 native time / 15:00 GMT).
That is the primary assembly between the perimeters on the TotalEnergies CAF U20 AFCON, although Senegal are going through a Central African nation on the finals for the fourth time and have by no means misplaced (W2 D1).
They drew and received towards Cameroon 0-0 and 2-0 in 1995 and 2017, and defeated Congo 4-3 in 2015. All three video games have been group matches.
CAR have met a defending champion beforehand in 1981 of their first spherical qualifying sport was towards Algeria. They received the primary leg 4-1 however couldn’t play within the second leg because of civil unrest at dwelling.
CAR are going through West African opponents for a 3rd time after they misplaced to Burkina Faso 3-1 and Gambia 3-0 within the 2021 group phases and quarter-finals.
SENEGAL FACTS· Senegal are that includes at their seventh finals.
· They have been eradicated within the group phases of their first two participations in 1993 and 1995, however have since reached the ultimate of their final 4 appearances.
· Senegal have been runners-up in three tournaments in a row in 2015, 2017 and 2019 earlier than touchdown the title in 2023.
· Together with Nigeria, Senegal are certainly one of two international locations to have reached the ultimate at 4 successive tournaments.
· Senegal are aiming to change into the primary workforce to efficiently defend their title since Nigeria received 4 titles in a row between 1983 and 1989.
· Senegal’s file of their opening sport on the finals reads P6 W2 D3 L1.
· They didn’t win their opening sport on the first 4 finals that they appeared in (D3 L1), however have received their opening sport at their final two appearances in 2019 and 2017.
· Senegal drew their opening sport in three of their first 4 appearances 0-0 with Cameroon and Egypt in 1993 and 1995. Additionally they drew 1-1 with Sudan in 2017. Their solely loss of their opening group sport was a 3-1 defeat towards Nigeria in 2015.
· Senegal didn’t win their first eight video games on the finals (D4 L4). Their first win was their remaining group sport in 2015, a 4-3 victory over Congo.
· Senegal are undefeated of their final 11 group video games (W9 D2). Their final group stage loss was a 3-1 defeat towards Nigeria of their opening sport in 2015.
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· They didn’t concede a aim on path to profitable the title in 2023, scoring 14 objectives of their six video games.
· They’re undefeated in open play of their final 11 video games on the finals (W10 D1).
· Senegal’s final defeat in open play on the finals was their 2-0 loss to Zambia within the 2017 remaining.
· Senegal have stored 9 clear sheets of their final 11 video games on the finals. They’ve solely conceded two objectives and scored 24 in that point.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC FACTS· CAR are collaborating on the TotalEnergies CAF U20 AFCON for a fourth time having beforehand appeared in 1981, 2021 and 2023.
· In 2021 they drew their opening sport to Namibia 1-1 and misplaced their opener to 2-1 Uganda in 2023.
· In 2021 they have been capable of attain the quarter-finals, drawing with Namibia 1-1 after which shedding to Burkina Faso 3-1. They received their remaining group sport 2-1 towards Tunisia and misplaced within the final eight towards Gambia 3-0.
· Victory of their remaining group sport towards Tunisia in 2021 is CAR’s solely win on the finals (D2 L4).
· CAR exited the finals winless in 2023, shedding two video games and drawing one as they exited on the group phases.
· They’re on a 4 sport winless run on the finals having misplaced their remaining sport towards Gambia in 2021 within the quarter-finals, and their opening two video games in 2023 towards Uganda 2-1 and South Sudan 1-0. They drew their remaining group sport towards Congo 0-0 in 2023.
· CAR have stored one clean-sheet on the finals, which was of their 0-0 draw towards Congo of their remaining group sport in 2023.
