When the Owelle Mock – Nations cup kicked off this year at the Nwakutu City Sports Arena in Orji, not very many people gaveMozambiquethe chance to qualify from group C.
In a group that comprises the host team Tunisia, and Cameroon who are past winners of the 7 years old championship along side Angola and debutants Sudan, it came as a shock to the followers of the Nations Cup that Mozambique have already made it to the quarter final stage with just three games played so far and one more to go.
Mozambiqueactually began their fairy tell run in the competition when they mauled the hostTunisiaby 3 – 0 and went on to edge outAngolawith a solitary goal. The team however relaxed their key players in their third game againstSudanon Sunday afternoon but stilled silenced the weeping team of the group with two unreplied goals from Onyekwere Amaechi and Uzoma.
Meanwhile, in the second game of the day (Sunday),Ivory Coastsettled for a 1 – 1 draw againstMaliin an ill – tempered match that saw Amanze sent off in the first half of the game for a dangerous play.
The competition however continued with games on Monday with games betweenMauritaniaand S/Africa by 2pm, whileAlgeriain their third game engaged the defending championsKenya. The results were yet to be ascertained by the time we went to press.
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