Monrovia, Sept. 21 -- Liberia's U-17 football team has missed out on qualification for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 tournament after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Guinea in the third-place playoff of the WAFU Zone A U-17 Championship on Sunday in Dakar, Senegal.

By: Christopher C. Walker, christopherc.walker@frontpageafricaonline.com

The defeat ended Liberia's hopes of securing the final qualification ticket from the regional tournament, despite the Junior Lone Star having defeated Guinea earlier in the competition.

Liberia and Guinea entered the decisive encounter at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium knowing that victory would secure the final WAFU Zone A ticket to the continental showcase.

The Junior Lone Star reached the...