{"id":18579,"date":"2020-11-15T20:04:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T20:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=18579"},"modified":"2020-11-15T20:04:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T20:04:31","slug":"tanzania-u-17-girls-claim-cosafa-cup-diadem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/tanzania-u-17-girls-claim-cosafa-cup-diadem","title":{"rendered":"TANZANIA U-17 GIRLS CLAIM COSAFA CUP DIADEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0RAHEL PALLANGYO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> TANZANIA U-17 Girls are new COSAFA Cup champions after defeating Zambia 4-3 on spotkick in a tense final at Nelson Mandela Stadium here in Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\n<p>The winner had to be decided on the penalty shootout after the teams tied 1-1 at the end of the thrilling 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia, who beat the Tanzanian Girls 2-1 in the quarter final were the first to open the goal account in the 19th minute, and held their slim lead until the end of the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia looked certain to end victors as they held on till almost the last minute when Tanzania equalized in the stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania equalized through a spotkick after the team\u2019s key striker Aisha Masaka was fouled inside the box and the referee warded Tanzania a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Koku Kipanga expertly converted the spotkick and the match had to be decided on penalty shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Gallant Tanzanian Girls converted 4 penalties against 3 netted by the Zambians.<\/p>\n<p>The scorers of the penalties for Tanzania were Joyce Lema, Koku Kipanga, Emiliana Mdimu and Mwamvua Haruna while Aisha Masaka\u2019s shot was saved by the Zambian goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Besides bringing home the COSAFA throne, Tanzania\u2019s striker Aisha Masaka, who netted 10 goals, was the tournament top scorer.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania U-17 Girls sailed to the final after beating Comoro 5-1, South Africa 6-1 and Zimbabwe 10-1 but lost 2-1 to Zambia in their quarter final game.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, the team\u2019s skipper Irene Kisisa hailed her team mates and the technical bench for the success.<\/p>\n<p>She said it was not an easy victory since they faced stiff opposition from Zambians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made it as we promised and we are coming back with COSAFA Cup,\u201d she said. She said the victory of the Tanzania U-20 last year inspired them to work hard and win at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Ten teams took part in this year\u2019s COSAFA Cup for the senior discipline while the U-17 category attracted only five teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0RAHEL PALLANGYO AfricaPress-Tanzania: TANZANIA U-17 Girls are new COSAFA Cup champions after defeating Zambia 4-3 on spotkick in a tense final at Nelson Mandela Stadium here in Port Elizabeth. The winner had to be decided on the penalty shootout after the teams tied 1-1 at the end of the thrilling 90 minutes. 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