Gambia, Benin, and Tunisia progressed to the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) U20 from Group C on Monday with the latter’s win over Zambia securing their passage.The two Group C matches were the last in the group stage with the tournament now set to take a two-day break before resuming on Thursday evening for quarter-final action.##NAJAVA_MECA_7050022##Heading to the game, Gambia has already secured passage to the next round as group winners after bagging wins in their opening two matches while the other three teams were desperate to bag the remaining two qualification slots.Tunisia whipped Zambia 2-1 to qualify as group runners-up. Jibril Othman opened the scoring in the 31st minute before Kingstone Mutandwa drew Zambia level in the 57th minute, the parity lasted for just Mohamed Dhaoui restored Tunisia’s lead.In the other match, Gambia left it late to beat Benin 1-0. The clash was largely a balanced affair before Tamimou Ouorou’s own goal two minutes from time settled it. Gambia win the group with nine points while Tunisia with four finish second Benin’s two points earn a slot in the next round.Quarter-final pairingsBenin vs SenegalGambia vs South SudanCongo vs TunisiaUganda vs NigeriaNzoia identify Odeka replacement
