{"id":17745,"date":"2020-10-30T18:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=17745"},"modified":"2020-10-30T18:45:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:45:45","slug":"afcon-u-20-qualifiers-gather-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/afcon-u-20-qualifiers-gather-storm","title":{"rendered":"AFCON U-20 QUALIFIERS GATHER STORM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> HOST Tanzania will play alongside Rwanda, Somalia and Djibouti in group A as the 2020 CECAFA U-20 championship gathers storm ahead of its kick off from November 22nd to December 6th this year in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven teams will compete for the top throne in this year\u2019s tournament, according to a fixture released by CECAFA.<\/p>\n<p>Group B has drawn together Uganda, Burundi, Eritrea and South Sudan while Group C which contains three nations, consists of Ethiopia,Kenya and Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Among the tournament\u2019s favourites are Uganda U-20 national football team (The Hippos), who failed to clinch the throne last year which was won by Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>The exciting tournament was staged in Gulu and the FUFA Technical centre and the organizers hope to see much improvement in this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>By and large, there are 11 countries that expressed interest in this championship that will be staged in Dar es Salaam in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Tanzania beat Kenya 1-0 during the final played at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru in Buikwe District, Uganda with John Otieno Onyango\u2019s own goal deciding the final result of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Only one team that emerges as champion will qualify to represent the East and Central Africa zone (CECAFA) at next year\u2019s AFCON U-20 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the AFCON U-17 Qualifiers will take place between 13th to 28th December 2020 in Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: HOST Tanzania will play alongside Rwanda, Somalia and Djibouti in group A as the 2020 CECAFA U-20 championship gathers storm ahead of its kick off from November 22nd to December 6th this year in Dar es Salaam. 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