Hosts Tanzania are leaving nothing to chance to upset their more illustrious foes on Sunday, as the clash between Tanzania U20 and the Flying Eagles at the 60,000-capacity National Stadium gets closer. Coach John Simkoko of Tanzania has beefed his squad with Mbeya City striker Saad Kipanga.
Kipanga was in fine form to help Mbeya City finish third in their debut season in the Tanzanian top flight and has now been linked with a big move to Simba SC.
The Ngonrongoro Heroes are desperate for firepower after they failed to score both at home and away in the previous qualifier against neigbours Kenya.
The team’s top strikers are Kevin Friday and Mudhathir Yahya, who both feature for newly crowned Azam FC, called ‘the Chelsea of Tanzania’ as they are owned by the country’s richest man.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Aminu Maigari has tasked the Flying Eagles to win Sunday’s African Youth Championship qualifier in Tanzania.
Maigari told the Nigeria U20 through team secretary Ibrahim Auwal Aliyu he has total confidence on the team and as such he expects them to win in Dar es Salaam.“We have total confidence in the Flying Eagles and so we expect victory on Sunday so that the return leg in Nigeria will just be a mere formality, Maigari urged.Two years ago, the Flying Eagles beat the Ngorongoro Heroes 2-1 in Dar es Salaam and wrapped up their qualification to the next round with a 2-0 win in Ilorin two weeks later.
NWFL: Angels persevere to stay on topTwo second half goals from Ngozi Ebere and Onyinyechi Ohadugha gave Rivers Angels 2-0 victory over Edo Queens on Wednesday at the Liberation stadium, Port Harcourt.Rivers Angels struggled in the first half to create meaningful chances while the few chances created were well saved by the Flamingoes goal keeper, Onyinye Okeke who was in goal for Edo Queens.
The deadlock was broken in the 59th minute as Asisat Oshoala who was a second half substitute gave an assist to the left full back, Ngozi Ebere to bury a superb volley from outside the 18 yard box into the net.
With three minutes left to play, second half substitute, Onyinye Ohadugha added another goal and assisted by Flamingoes striker, Aminat Yakubu to seal the victory.Edo Queens fought hard to come back into the game which kept Charity John busy in the last few minutes of the game but the Angels goal keeper avoided conceding.
