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WAFU Zone A, Under-20 AFCON qualifiers draw held in Thies

Thies, Senegal (PANA) - The draw for the West African Football Union (WAFU) was held on Friday for Mauritania 2021 Total Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers for WAFU zone A.

Senegal will host the regional qualifiers from 20 - 29 November in Thiés, almost 90 kilometres east of the capital, Dakar.

The draw ceremony was attended by the zonal body President, Antonio Souare, Executive Director Gerson Sena de Melo, and members of the Senegalese Football Federation.

Seven countries will battle for the trophy at the Stade Lat Dior in Thiés. They are hosts Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Mauritania and The Gambia.

The hosts Senegal, who finished 2019 Total Africa U-20 Cup of Nations as runners up, are joined in Group A by Sierra Leone and arch rivals The Gambia.

Reigning African champions Mali are top seed in Group B alongside Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Mauritania, who will host the 2021 U-20 AFCON.

Liberia and Cape Verde did not register for the tournament. Top two teams of each group qualify for the semifinals.

The full draw is as follows -

Group A: Senegal - Sierra Leone - The Gambia

Group B: Mali - Guinea-Bissau - Guinea - Mauritania

-0- PANA VAO 7Nov2020