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Juju scandal rocks Africa U-20 Championship final

Zambia defeated Senegal 2-0 to win the 2017 Africa U-20 Championship in a game the latter were suspected of using Juju

Senegal were accused of using Juju in the final of the Africa U-20 Championship final, which was full  of drama, as they suffered a 0-2 defeat against, hosts nation, Zambia at the National Heroes Stadium on Sunday.

One Senegalese player had to be forced by the referee to remove something he had put under his wrist band while another one was seen pulling something from his socks and throwing it in the Zambian net but Zambian players protested and quickly threw it out of the net.

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During the game goals from Patson Daka and Edward Chilufya won the Zambians their first title at youth level and their second major continental in 2012 by their senior team

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