U20: DR Congo end Dakar friendlies with a 3-0 defeat

DR Congo’s U20 side lost 3-0 to Senegal in their second friendly on October 4 at Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium in Dakar. The Senegalese Football Federation confirms the result in its match report. Following the 2-1 defeat in the first meeting, the young Leopards finished the two-match series without a win.

Alassane Gueye opened the scoring with an 11th-minute penalty. Senegal still held a one-goal lead at half-time, before two late goals widened the margin. Moussa Gueye scored in the 83rd minute from an Ahmadou Bamba Faye pass, and Adama Sagne added the third at the end of normal time, according to the Senegalese federation.

The result completes the two preparation fixtures FECOFA had announced in Dakar. Raoul Shungu’s players arrived in Senegal on September 29 after a camp in Lubumbashi. The friendlies preceded their involvement in the UNIFFAC qualifying tournament in Yaoundé; neither result belongs to that competition.

Their next challenge carries different stakes: qualification for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations. In a separate announcement published on October 5, FECOFA placed DR Congo in Group B with Gabon and the Republic of Congo. It scheduled the Congolese side’s two fixtures for October 12 and 18 at 16:00 at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, with Gabon the first announced opponent.

Prepared with artificial-intelligence assistance from official reports.