Tanzania force Falconets to 1-1 draw in Dar es Salaam

Nigeria and Tanzanian girls battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifying series second round fixture in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

After a scoreless first period, substitute Chioma Olise put Nigeria in front three minutes before the hour mark at the Azam Sports Complex in Tanzania’s commercial and industrial capital.

The home girls responded 13 minutes later when Asnath Ubamba fired home from a free kick to which Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Anderlin Mgebchi, had no answer.

Both teams fought hard to establish superiority at the end of the encounter on the artificial turf, but the scoreline remained the same.

The Falconets will return to Nigeria tomorrow with high expectations to overpower the Tanzanians when both teams clash in the second leg on Sunday.

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