Congratulations to the Young Scorpions once again! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMBIA 2005: GHANA, HOSTS CLASH IN FINAL 18-05-2005 ,Cafonline.com Two-time winners Ghana will tackle host Gambia in the final of the 6th African Junior Championship Sunday after both countries won their respective semi- finals. The Black Starlets of Ghana needed two late goals to see off a determined Ivorian team in the first semi-final of the night. In the other semi-final, Gambia came from behind to beat Amajimbos of South Africa 2-1 inside a packed Independence Stadium in Bakau. This will be the second clash between Ghana and Gambia after the Ghanaians won their first clash by the odd goal in a Group A match. Both Ghana and fellow West African neigbours Cote d’Ivoire were tied at 0-0 after full time as well as after the first half of extra time. However, with five left in the second half of extra time, 16-year-old Audu Abukari cashed in on a defensive mix-up between the Ivorian goalkeeper and his defender to score the opening goal. The Young Ghanaians doubled their advantage two minutes later when striker Opoku Agyeman ran up to a loose ball before the lobbed the ball beyond a stranded goalkeeper Andy. It was Agyeman’s fourth goal of the tournament. South Africa surmounted the robust style of the Young Scorpions to go in front through Amos Sibeko after only 18 minutes. Sibeko’s first-time shot from the top of the box gave the Gambia goalkeeper no chance. Three minutes after the interval the host nation drew level through Sainey before the long-legged Mamadou Ceesay bravely chipped the ball beyond an onrushing South African goalkeeper for Gambia’s second goal three minutes later and send the entire stadium into raptures. South Africa will now play their Group B rivals Cote d’Ivoire in the third place game with the winner picking the final ticket to the FIFA World Under-17 Championship in Peru in September. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤