Zambia beat Portugal to win Africa’s U15 World Cup Division B final

Zambia secured the African success at the U15 World Cup on Friday by beating Portugal 5-2 in the Division B final in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Young Chipolopolo had already overcome Senegal in the semi-finals before producing another strong performance to claim the Division B title. Their result means Zambia finish 33rd in the overall standings.

The victory came a day after Africa missed out on the main tournament title, but provided some consolation through one of the continent’s representatives in the competition’s divisional finals.

The Central African Republic also ended its campaign with a divisional victory. Competing in Division E, the Fauves defeated Bangladesh 4-1 to finish 129th overall, having eliminated Chad in the semi-finals.

Tunisia and Ethiopia, meanwhile, were beaten in their respective finals. The Carthage Cubs lost 3-0 to Belarus in the Division C final and finished 66th, while Ethiopia were defeated 2-1 by New Zealand in Division F and ended the tournament in 162nd place.

Guinea recorded the highest finish among the African teams. They placed sixth after losing 4-2 to Brazil.

Ghana followed in seventh, while Morocco finished 13th and Egypt 14th. Cameroon took 23rd place, Kenya were 26th, Algeria 28th and Angola 31st, giving Africa eight teams inside the top 32.

Senegal completed the tournament in 36th position, with Cote d’Ivoire 41st and Mali 45th. Congo finished 59th, followed by Benin in 71st.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo ended the competition in 101st place. Burkina Faso were 126th, Togo 127th, Gabon 132nd and Comoros 155th.