Congo, Ethiopia excel away, famous win for Comoros

Victories away from home took Congo and Ethiopia a step further towards a place at the final round of the qualifiers, ahead of the return leg matches of the second round in a fortnight. Congo left it late against newly crowned COSAFA U-17 Champions, Namibia, snatching a 2-1 win in Windhoek whilst Ethiopia were ruthless against Egypt, beating the latter 3-1 in Cairo, both on Saturday. The Junior Warriors of Namibia played the last half-hour with ten men after Godwin Awaseb was given the marching off orders for a foul on a Congolese attacker. Earlier Langa Bercy had shot the visitors into the lead after just six minutes before Junior Petrus restored parity on 71 minutes. Bercy struck the winner on the stroke of full time to wrap up victory. Ethiopia forward Elemo Teshita inspired his side to a stunning win after going down to …

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