The Democratic Republic of Congo has pulled out from AFCON U17 and U20 qualifiers for next year’s championships.
The Confédération Africaine de Football was informed by the Fédération Congolaise de Football Association on Tuesday.
To this end, the AFCON U-20 Zambia 2017, Burundi, who were due to face DR Congo at the First Round have qualified for the Second Round.
For the AFCON U-17 Madagascar 2017, Chad is qualified to the Second Round of the qualifiers following the withdrawal of DR Congo.
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