African teams turned apart in Turkey

The African teams at the ongoing FIFA under 20 world cup in Turkey have started on a poor note. The 2009 World youth champions,Ghana lost 3-1 to France in their opening group match. The West Africans were losing finalists at the African youth championship in Algeria.

Nigeria were also beaten by another European opposition. Portugal defeated John Obuh's tutored team by 3-2 on Friday. The 2011 African youth champions came from 2-0 down to tie the game at 2-2 after 67 minutes of action, but they conceded a third goal two minutes later.

Mali surrendered their 1-0 lead against Paraguay on Saturday. The West Africans settled for a 1-1 draw.

On Sunday, Egypt were beaten 2-1 by Chile. The African youth champions took the lead in the 10th minute,but goals from Cuevar and Bravo ensured that the South Americans grabbed all three points despite playing with a man down in the last 10 minutes of the game.

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