The Uganda’s U20 National Team known as the Hippos has gone through to the semifinals at the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania.

The Hippos overcame a strong Burkina Faso in the quarter finals on Thursday after penalty kicks that saw Uganda scoring 5 goals against 3 goals from the Burkina Faso.

The game which was highly contested normal time had ended in a barren stalemate. A closely contested encounter saw no goal for the both sides
They will face Ghana in the semi final