Burkina Faso U-23 team on Tuesday lashed The Gambia U-23 team 2-1 in their second-leg fixture played at the Stade Marrakech Complex in Morocco to sail to the second round of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The junior Scorpions required just a draw to navigate to the second round of the continent's cadet biggest football jamboree qualifiers after defeating Burkina Faso U-23 team 1-0 in their first-leg encounter played at the Cotonou Stadium in Benin last Wednesday prior to their second-leg clash but The Gambia U-23 team slipped to Burkina Faso U-23 team 2-1 to crash out of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The victory earned Burkina Faso U-23 team a place in the second round of the continent's cadet biggest football fiesta qualifiers where they will clash with Senegal U-23 team.
The defeat saw The Gambia U-23 team out of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The junior Scorpions will now hang their boots until next qualifiers following their exit from the continent's cadet biggest football showpiece qualifiers.
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