Gabon, AFCON U17. Tanzania (Serengeti Boys) edged out Angola
2-1 in the 2017 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B match at the
Stade de l’Amitié Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on Thursday afternoon.
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| Dickson Nickson Job of Tanzania during the 2017 Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations Finals football match between Tanzania and Angola at the Libreville Stadium in Gabon on 18 May 2017. |
The victory took Serengeti
Boys to the top of Group B table, while the Junior Palancas Negras slipped down
to the fourth spot.
The match got off to an
exciting start and Serengeti Boys grabbed an early lead after the Junior
Palancas Negras defence was caught napping.
Sepengeti Boys played a
short corner-kick and the ball was crossed into the Angola box, and Kelvin
Naftal headed home to make it 1-0 to Tanzania just five minutes into the game.
Tanzania had started
brightly – applying some pressure on the Junior Palancas Negras defence, but
they conceded against the run of play.
Pedro Domingos Agostinho
was the young man, who hit the back of the net, with a good finish in the 17th
minute – making it 1-1 for Angola .
The goal boosted Junior
Palancas Negras’ confidence and they started attacking in numbers as they
looked to take the lead for the first time on the day.
However, Tanzania captain
Dickson Nickson Job and his troops were able to contain Angola, and the score
was 1-1 during the half-time break.
The Serengeti Boys were
the better side in the early stages of the second-half as they did most of the
attacking against the Junior Palancas Negras.
The East African nation
deservedly restored their lead eight minutes after the hour-mark as the Junior
Palancas Negras defence was exposed once again.
Abdul Hamisi Suleiman,
who had found himself unmarked inside the Angola box, netted with a powerful
left-footed shot to make it 2-1 to Tanzania.
The Serengeti Boys
continued to pile some pressure on the Junior Palancas Negras backline in the closing
stages of the group encounter.
However, Angola stood
firm at back at the back in the dying minutes of the match and ultimately,
Tanzania secured a 2-1 win.
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