The Senegal U20 team, Teranga Cubs have sailed to the semifinal of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations after flooring Benin 1-0 at the Cairo Stadium on Thursday.Samba Diallo, was the hero of the contest as his goal in the 51st minute settled the feisty contest.Diallo headed in from Lamine Camara’s free kick to send the West Africans to the final four of the showpiece.The goal scorer would have sealed his brace in the 67th minute after Sulaymane Faye found him with a brilliant pass but the woodwork came to the rescue of Benin##NAJAVA_MECA_7059831##The win also means that, the team has punched a ticket to the FIFA U20 World Cup set to be held in Indonesia between, May 20 to June 11 this year.Benin had qualified for the knockouts after garnering two points in Group C while Senegal won all the group stage matches without conceding a goal.The Cubs scored eight goals in the three group stage matches and victory over Benin means that they have maintained their one hundred percent record in the tournament.New Homeboyz attacker wants to emulate Masud JumaSenegal looked hungry for a win from onset as they dominated proceedings but the rock-solid defence mounted by Benin frustrated their efforts for close to an hour.Benin, equally, had their fair share of chances but not as clear as those which fell on the way of the WAFU-A champions.South Sudan’s basketball national team captain unfazed by contract loss over loyalty to countryPape Diallo came close to doubling the lead for Senegal late in the game but Benin shot stopper Aziz Rahman was equal to the task.Benin summoned their energies and threw everything to the Senegalese goal towards the dying minutes of the game in a bid to force it to the extra time, but it proved too late to stage a comeback as Senegal held on the pressure to qualify to the last four.
