{"id":18532,"date":"2020-11-14T19:59:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T19:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=18532"},"modified":"2020-11-14T19:59:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T19:59:14","slug":"cosafa-cup-u-17-girls-seek-to-upset-zambians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/cosafa-cup-u-17-girls-seek-to-upset-zambians","title":{"rendered":"COSAFA CUP: U-17 GIRLS SEEK TO UPSET ZAMBIANS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> TANZANIA U-17 team will be trying to repeat what their U-20 Sisters did last year when they face Zambia in the COSAFA Cup final match kicking off at Wolfson stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The U-20 team, the Tanzanite won the COSAFA Championship after beating Zambia 2-1 in the epic final.<\/p>\n<p>The Zambians had defeated the Tanzanian team 2-1 in the group stage. If the U-17 Girls defeat Zambians today it will be a replica of the last year\u2019s feat.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania started brightly this tournament by beating Comoro 5-1, then posted 6-1 win over South Africa and ended their onslaught with a voluminous 10-1 victory over Zimbabwe. But their race was slightly disturbed with a 1-2 loss to Zambia at the quarter final stage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of their final, the team\u2019s skipper Irene Kisisa said they were upbeat to return home victors like what the U-20 team did last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year our U-20 team sisters came home with a trophy after beating Zambia. We are meeting them again in the U-17 category and we are hopeful we will revenge for the 1-2 loss,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the technical bench has rectified mistakes they committed during their loss to Zambia as the key point towards their desired goal.<\/p>\n<p>Also motivates them to work hard is the 15,000 US Dollar reward from Taifa Stars Committee do they clinch the COSAFA throne.<\/p>\n<p>In retrospect, the team\u2019s head coach Edna Lema said the U-17 Girls have trained intensively for the final and urged Tanzanians to rally behind them today.<\/p>\n<p>The Cosafa Cup 2020 for the senior teams has drawn 10 nations while the U-17 category attracted five teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: TANZANIA U-17 team will be trying to repeat what their U-20 Sisters did last year when they face Zambia in the COSAFA Cup final match kicking off at Wolfson stadium. The U-20 team, the Tanzanite won the COSAFA Championship after beating Zambia 2-1 in the epic final. 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