The CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals concluded in a memorable evening of African youth football celebration on Friday, May 24 as CAF drew the four-day competition to a grand close in Zanzibar.A packed Amaan Stadium bore witness to African youth football history being made in Zanzibar when Tanzania were crowned champions in front of their home supporters after defeating Guinea in the boys’ division of the competition, while South Africa also ascended to the summit of African youth football as champions in the girls division following a 1-1 (5-4) win over Morocco. Zanzibar to host CAF African Schools Football Championship 2024 FinalsThe final of the four-day tournament, which took place between May 21 and 24 on the Tanzanian island, was attended by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, who earlier in the day visited the Zanzibar State House to meet H.E. Dr Hussein Mwinyi.Ahead of the two finals, a strong contest for a bronze medal took place in the afternoon. Uganda showed resilience in defeating hosts Tanzania in the girls’ third-place play-off.African Schools Football Championship 2024#ASFC2024 @CAF_Online pic.twitter.com/Sxt7d0aqTL— TFF TANZANIA (@Tanfootball) May 24, 2024 In the boys’ bronze medal contest, Senegal and Benin played out to an evenly balanced draw, which had to be decided on penalties, as Senegal emerged victorious.The CAF African Schools Football Championship concluded yet another impactful season of celebrating and developing African youth football across all spheres of the game.These are the results of the final day, along with a list of individual awards:##NAJAVA_MECA_8124157##CAF African Schools Football Championship Final Day ResultsThird-place Place Play-OffGirlsUganda 1 – 0 TanzaniaBoysSenegal (5) 0–0 (3) BeninFinalGirlsMorocco (4) 1 – 1 (5) South AfricaBoysGuinea 0 – 1 TanzaniaIndividual AwardsFair PlayGirls – GambiaBoys – South AfricaBest GoalkeeperGirls – Sphumelele Zibula (South Africa)Boys – Mujahid Juma (Tanzania)Top ScorerGirls – Shadia Nabrye (Uganda) | 3 GoalsBoys – Asmara Keita (Guinea) | 3 GoalsBest PlayerGirls – Meryem Oubella (Morocco)Boys – Abel Samson (Tanzania)Nahodha wa Timu ya Tanzania Wavulana, John Peter akizungumza baada ya mchezo wa fainali mashindano ya African Schools Football Championship 2024 @CAF_Online pic.twitter.com/I1TMf1Rl2d— TFF TANZANIA (@Tanfootball) May 24, 2024
