Zambia, Nigeria clinch WYC spots

Zambia and Nigeria qualified for June's Fifa U-20 World Cup after reaching the semi-finals of the African Youth Championship in Congo on Saturday.

A brace by Clifford Mulenga helped Zambia to defeat Egypt 3-0 and earned them the top spot of Group B with six points.

Despite losing 2-0 to Cameroon, Nigeria clinched the group's other semi final ticket thanks to a better goal advantage over Egypt, who also have four points.

Zambia will make their second appearance at the Fifa finals because any team reaching the semi-finals of the African Youth Championship automatically qualify for June's event in Canada.

The southern Africans will play Congo in Tuesday's semi-final while the Flying Eagles play Group A winners Gambia.

SEMI FINAL MATCHES

• TUESDAY: Zambia v Congo
• TUESDAY: Gambia v Nigeria

Zambia came into Saturday's game determined to clinch a place in the last four and were 2-0 up by the interval with goals from Sweden-based Mulenga and Tembo Fwaya.

Mulenga sealed the win with a close range strike late in the game.

Cameroon earned their first points of the tournament after their victory over Nigeria.

First-half goals by Max Pehn and Benjamin Moukanjo secured the win over the Flying Eagles.

RELATED INTERNET LINKS:
CAF
BBC African News
Programmes and schedules
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites