Sunday, April 23, 2017

News Updates: South Sudan edge Somalia in CHAN 2018 qualifiers

African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2018 qualifiers for the Central-East Zone kick-started Saturday with South Sudan edging Somalia 2-1 in Djibouti.

Juba, April 23 (Jonglei Times)-The first round first leg match was staged at the El Hadj Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti due to the prevailing insecurity in Somalia.

Veteran James Joseph Moga scored South Sudan’s first goal six minutes into play with Mohammed equalizing for Somalia early second half in the 49th minute.

Leon Uso Khamis, the vice-captain of the Bright Stars, grabbed the winner in the 52nd.
The second leg will be played on April 28th in Juba with the aggregate winner taking on Uganda in July in the second round.

Two teams from the Central – East Zone will qualify for the showpiece slated for Kenya, who qualify automatically as hosts.

 
©2017 Jonglei Times Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 

To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, send your email to jongleitimes@gmail.com.

We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. 

Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which Jonglei Times does not have the legal right to edit or correct.         

No comments:

Post a Comment

In South Sudan 'copyright laws do not exist'

Many South Sudanese artists are opting to have their works produced in other countries where there is copyright legislation. Writers, poet...