Guinea have reached their first ever final of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations, following a dramatic 10-9 penalty victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.

In a keenly contested semi-final at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, it ended goalless in regulation time.


Both sides put in the work for 90 minutes, but couldn’t find the breakthrough, although Guinea dominated in all the vital stats.

At the end, 19 spot kicks were taken, two more than the longest since Ivory Coast and Ghana in the final of the 2015 AFCON.



Note: During the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations played in Senegal, Ivory Coast won the penalty shootout 11–10 against Ghana.


Read More: https://www.brila.net/u17-afcon-guinea-win-dramatic-10-9-shoot-out-to-end-nigerias-title-hopes/

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Guinea have reached their first ever final of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations, following a dramatic 10-9 penalty victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.

In a keenly contested semi-final at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, it ended goalless in regulation time.


Both sides put in the work for 90 minutes, but couldn’t find the breakthrough, although Guinea dominated in all the vital stats.

At the end, 19 spot kicks were taken, two more than the longest since Ivory Coast and Ghana in the final of the 2015 AFCON.



Note: During the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations played in Senegal, Ivory Coast won the penalty shootout 11–10 against Ghana.


Read More: https://www.brila.net/u17-afcon-guinea-win-dramatic-10-9-shoot-out-to-end-nigerias-title-hopes/

Follow on Twitter : @deniyiclement

Are the players of both countries look like under 17 or one appears older? Sometimes it affects the game.