Madagascar striker Jean Razafindrakoto hit a late goal to give them a hard-fought 1-0 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) win against Niger on Friday to clinch third place in the competition, CAF reports.
Razafindrokoto scored the winner in the 90th minute to seal the win at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in the Algerian city of Oran.
The win capped a pleasing first CHAN tournament for the Berea, who stunned several favourites on their path to the third-place playoff match.
Goalkeeper Mahamadou Djibo could have done better in dealing with a shot from substitute Tendry Manovo a few minutes before the end of the match.
Razafindrokoto scored what turned out to be the winner after Djibo deflected a shot from Manovo into the path of the forward, who accepted the gift.
TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN)
WHAT A DEBUT! 👏
— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) February 4, 2023
🇲🇬 Madagascar are the first team to win a #TotalEnergiesCHAN medal in their first appearance since Nigeria in 2014! 🥉 #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 pic.twitter.com/kO6EgO9Qpt
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