Defending champions Senegal and Ghana progressed to the 2025 CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON quarter-finals following Thursdays action.
Goals from Ibrahima Dieng and Cheikh Tidiane Thiam earned Senegals Young Lions of Teranga a 2-0 win over DR Congo in a Group C match at the Suez Stadium in Egypt.
Therefore, Senegal advanced to the quarter-finals as Group C runners-up and they will take on record seven-time champions Nigeria at the Suez Stadium on May 12.
Congos Small Leopards also booked their place in the quarter-finals as one of the three best third-placed teams and they are set to face Group A winners at Suez Stadium on May 12.
Meanwhile, Joseph Opokus 84th-minute goal earned Ghana a 1-0 win over an eliminated Central African Republic CAR side in another Group C match at the Suez Stadium.