It’s advantage for South Sudan and Sudan after the two teams picked vital wins in the first leg matches of the last round of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 qualifiers on Sunday.
South Sudan stopped Rwanda 3-2 in a match played at the Juba National Stadium in Juba, while Sudan stopped Ethiopia 2-0 in a match played in Libya.
After 12 minutes an own goal by Aimable Nsabimana gave the home side the lead. Mandela Malish increased South Sudan’s lead after 20 minutes.
Rwanda returned determined after the interval and pulled a goal back through Kevin Muhire after only four minutes.
But the home team continued to attack in numbers and Ebon Malish netted their third goal after 53 minutes.
The visitors however did not give up and scored a second goal through Didier Mugisha after 66 minutes.
