Angola and the Central African Republic will meet on Monday in their final Group D fixture at the 2025 U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with both teams seeking redemption in a tournament that has delivered disappointment so far.
Kick-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. local time (GMT) at the El Abdi Stadium in El Jadida.
The match will be available to viewers worldwide via live stream on the FIFA+ platform. It will be 5 p.m. in both Angola and the Central African Republic, and 6 p.m. in France.
Both sides enter this encounter winless, occupying the bottom two spots in Group D.
Angola, with just one point from two matches, sit in third place, narrowly ahead of the Central African Republic, who remain rooted to the bottom following consecutive defeats.
For the Central Africans, the tournament is already over, having suffered a 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Ivory Coast before a 2-0 loss to Mali confirmed their elimination.
Angola’s slim hopes of qualification rest on a complex set of circumstances.
After a narrow 2-1 defeat to Mali in their opening match and a goalless draw with Ivory Coast, the Palanquinhas are three points behind the Ivorians and must now rely on results elsewhere.
Even with a win against the Central African Republic, Angola will need Ivory Coast to lose to Mali in Casablanca, and they themselves must triumph by a margin greater than six goals—a tall order by any measure.
That uphill task, however, is not entirely outside the realm of possibility.
The Central African Republic’s defensive vulnerabilities have been on full display throughout the group stage, and they are further weakened by the suspensions of Nelson Amadi and Chrispin Ngombe, both of whom were dismissed in their previous match against Mali.
With pride on the line for the already-eliminated Central African side and faint World Cup hopes driving Angola, the match promises to offer a final flourish in a group where Mali and Ivory Coast have dominated the headlines.
Angola will be hoping to finish their campaign on a high, while the Fauves de Bas-Oubangui seek to restore some measure of honour before heading home.
