The Bright Star of South Sudan have defeated Djibouti 4-0 in the first leg preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027.
Teng Mawiern Kuol gave South Sudan the lead after 31 minutes at the Juba National Stadium.
The Djibouti team tried to fight back strongly, but failed to break through the South Sudan defending line.
After recess Justin Bangasi made it 2-0 for the Bright Star four minutes into the second half. Peter Manyanga and Keer Manger added two more goals to ensure South Sudan picked a comfortable win ahead of the return leg to be played on March 29th at the same Stadium.
Action continues on Friday with Somalia hosting Mauritius in Mozambique, while Burundi and Ethiopia play away to Chad and Sao Tome & Principe respectively.
Teams that qualify from the preliminary round will join others to be drawn for the group stage of the qualifiers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will host the AFCON 2027.
Source: https://cecafaonline.com/south-sudan-humble-djibouti-in-afcon-2027-qualifier/
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