TANZANIA’s national U-20 men's football team 'Ngorongoro Heroes’ will come up against Ethiopia in their second Group B outing of the 2022 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations CECAFA Zone qualifiers in Sudan. The match will kick off at Al Hilal Stadium at 7 pm.
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Tanzania: We promise to be back better
Despite a group stage exit from the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Tanzaniaâs
Ngorongoro Heroes have promised to come back stronger. The CECAFA region representatives, playing in their first ever continental tournament left Mauritania with just a point from Group C.
They drew 1-1 with semi-finalists Gambia, but suffered heavy defeats to Ghana and Morocco. They went down 4-0 to the
Black Satellites and 3-0 to the young
Atlas Lions.
âIt has been a tough learning curve for the team. We have met teams with great ability and very competitive games. It is our first time in this competition but we have picked so many lessons and next time, we will come a better team. We now know what the tournament feels like,â Tanzania head coach Jamhuri Kihwelo said.
Uganda s coach Hamza Lutalo has confirmed they are ready for the tournament.
“We are ready to face the teams that are in our group, Lutalo told Fufa s website. As the technical team, we are preparing the boys to face any kind of opposition because our target is to advance past the group stage.
The Uganda Cubs will be taking part in the tournament for the second time having played in the 2018 edition. Lutalo guided the team to Afcon U17 after they emerged as Cecafa champions in the zonal qualifiers that were held in Rwanda.
On his part, Zambia s George Chilufya has claimed the group is a balanced one and hopes better preparation will help them perform admirably in Morocco.
Morocco beat Tanzania to finish top of Group C, progress to quarters
Quickfire goals from El Mehdi El Moubarik, Mohammed Amine Essahel and Ayoub Mouloua handed Morocco a 3-0 victory over Tanzania at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott on Monday to finish top of Group C and progress to the quarter finals of the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The young
Atlas Lions scored all their goals within the opening 13 minutes of the game as they affirmed a place in the last eight where they will take on Tunisia in a North African derby on Friday in Nouadhibou.
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