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Afcon U20: Uganda to play Burkina Faso in quarater-finals

Uganda will play Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania.

The Hippos sealed their place in the last eight after finishing second in Group A behind leaders Cameroon. They will now play the Burkinabes who finished top of Group B.

The East Africans started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Mozambique. Derrick Kakooza and Steven Sserwadda scored the goals for the Morley Byekwaso-led charges.

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In their second game, the U20 Cecafa champions fell to Cameroon by a solitary goal scored by Junior Jang.

Their final game was against the competition hosts Mauritania.