{"id":2355,"date":"2020-01-21T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2020-01-21T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:36:00","slug":"eac-members-taste-u-20-women-world-cup-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/eac-members-taste-u-20-women-world-cup-challenge","title":{"rendered":"EAC MEMBERS TASTE U-20 WOMEN WORLD CUP CHALLENGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOUR members of East African Community; Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan are the serious contenders for U-20 Women World Cup finals, though the mission looks tough to accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania who started their campaign with a slim 2-1 home win against neighbours Uganda Hippos, must force a draw of any kind to advance to the next round.<\/p>\n<p>It looks to be a tough mission for the both teams as if one of them advance will be facing either Senegal or Sierra Leone, though the former is favourite to advance following an away 1-0 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Burundi, the third member of EAC found the going too tough against CECAFA member Ethiopia following a hefty 5-0 loss at home in Bujumbura over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a miracle if Burundi manages to turn tables away in Addis Ababa in early February return leg match.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the BurundiEthiopia match will face either Malawi or Zimbabwe whose first leg match in Blantyre, Malawi ended in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>Also facing a steep going are South Sudan, the fourth EAC members whose home opener against tough Algerians ended in shambles.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan suffered a 5-0 loss to Algeria at home in Juba, and to advance they must beat Algerians in Algiers at least 6-0.<\/p>\n<p>EAC, however, is deeply missing the participation of Kenya and Rwanda in the race for U-20 Women World Cup ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of Kenya could have added something to the whole campaign as the country won the CECAFA Senior Women Challenge Cup in the finals held in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOUR members of East African Community; Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan are the serious contenders for U-20 Women World Cup finals, though the mission looks tough to accomplish. 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