{"id":20329,"date":"2020-12-19T21:22:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T21:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=20329"},"modified":"2020-12-19T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T21:22:15","slug":"serengeti-boys-date-ethiopia-in-cecafa-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/serengeti-boys-date-ethiopia-in-cecafa-semifinal","title":{"rendered":"Serengeti Boys date Ethiopia in CECAFA semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>NATIONAL U-17 team, \u2018Serengeti Boys\u2019 have qualified to play in the semis final stage of CECAFA Zone group despite a 1-1 draw with Djibouti at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Tanzania will lock horns with Ethiopia in the semis while Djibouti, will face group A winners, Uganda.<\/p>\n

The draw has spoiled Serengeti\u2019s winning record in the CECAFA Zone qualifiers despite sealing an early ticket to semis.<\/p>\n

They have collected four points followed by Djibouti at second with two points and at the bottom are Rwanda with a point. Djibouti have ended their campaign with two draws including a barren draw with hosts on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Serengeti took the lead on the first half of the game through Djibouti\u2019s Abdek Mouhoumed\u2019s own goal after Mbaraka Mohamed\u2019s free-kick deflected into the net in the 33rd minute.<\/p>\n

Tanzania\u2019s outstanding performance in the first half would have provided them with more goals including the team\u2019s skipper Ladaki Abbasi attempt that went wide in the 8th minute.<\/p>\n

The first half ended with Tanzania at 1-0 lead. Djibouti showed tremendous determination and defensive solidity in the second half tightening Serengeti\u2019s attacking line.<\/p>\n

Djibouti boys did well in the stoppage to keep out a close-range of Serengeti Boy\u2019s forward Omari Abbas attacker in the 78th minute and the custody also denied another great opportunity for Abbas in the 80th minute.<\/p>\n

Djibouti leveled in the 81st minute via a long range free-kick that bounced and deflected the Tanzanian goalie Abdallah Hamis before finding the back of the net.<\/p>\n

After the equalizing goal, Tanzania responded back with an attack from Kassimu Ibrahimu in the 83rd minute hit a crossbar.<\/p>\n

Having crushed the host\u2019s country, Rwanda 3-1 and drawn with Djibouti at the same venue; Tanzania has generally displayed quality from both of its games.<\/p>\n

Serengeti in the first encounter stamped a victory through efforts from Kassimu Yahya who scored one and Omar Abbas who completed the game with a brace.<\/p>\n

Kassimu Yahya scored the opening goal in the 10th minute after the kickoff, and then followed by Omar Abbas who scored a brace in the 14th and 61st minutes, while Rwanda\u2019s consolation goal was netted by Irihamye Eric in the 18th minute.<\/p>\n

While in Group A; Uganda Cubs have taken the command with a hefty 5-0 victory over neighbour Kenya.<\/p>\n

A hat trick by Oscar Mawa in the 7th, 50th and 54th minutes of the game; Travis Mutyaba at 78th and Ronald Madoi 85th was enough to immerse Kenya.<\/p>\n

The Cubs stamped a 3-0 victory over Ethiopia at the same venue yesterday with Oscar Mawa netting a brace in the 17th and 62nd minutes; and Ivan Irinimbabazi completed the count.<\/p>\n

Serengeti Boys\u2019 utmost goal is to seal a place to the AFCON finals which will be staged in Morocco from July 2021 and will involve 12 teams.<\/p>\n

The East African region will only be represented by two teams. Cameroon are currently the defending champions.<\/p>\n

After their qualification, they will have to set a new goal that is to qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The AFCON semifinalists will be the representatives of those competitions which will be staged in Peru.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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