{"id":274,"date":"2019-04-12T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T14:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=274"},"modified":"2019-04-15T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T11:38:14","slug":"hosting-u-17-afcon-is-huge-for-tanzania-karia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/hosting-u-17-afcon-is-huge-for-tanzania-karia","title":{"rendered":"Hosting U-17 Afcon is huge for Tanzania &#8211; Karia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Wallace Karia has said it is huge for the country to host the U-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).<\/p>\n<p>The U-17 Afcon will take place in Tanzania April 14-28th in the capital Dar es Salaam. \u201cWe are happy that Tanzania this time has the chance to showcase it\u2019s hosting abilities. We are going to work hard to make sure that as hosts the tournament is very successful,\u201d said Karia on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The TFF President said hosting the tournament is good because it increasing the love for the game among the locals and also motivates younger footballers. \u201cIt will also help us to check on areas we must improve in hosting big CAF events and also marketing the tourism in the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Karia said it will be a plus if the Serengeti Boys qualify for the U-17 FIFA World Cup. \u201cWe are happy the senior team has made it to the 2019 Afcon after many years and now we hope the U-17s can also qualify for World Cup,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The U-17 Afcon will feature Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Angola in Group A, while Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco and Guinea will battle it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Wallace Karia has said it is huge for the country to host the U-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). 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