Dar es Salaam — Tanzania’s U-20 ladies’s nationwide group coach, Bakari Shime, has challenged his gamers to battle onerous and make historical past by qualifying for the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup finals for the primary time.
Shime issued the rallying name after Tanzanite secured a 4-0 victory over Angola within the first leg of their qualifier performed on Sunday at Azam Complicated, Chamazi. Regardless of the emphatic win, the coach cautioned his squad towards complacency.
“Soccer has its wonders. We should play onerous to win with out excited about the results of the earlier sport. If we received 4-0 at house, they’ll additionally do the identical as a result of they are going to be at house,” Shime mentioned.
The coach, who additionally doubles as head of the senior ladies’s nationwide group Twiga Stars, emphasised that cautious participant choice and tactical preparation have been central to his method.
He famous that the group should seize the chance to make their mark on the worldwide stage by guaranteeing qualification for subsequent yr’s World Cup finals.
The Tanzanite squad is anticipated to journey to Angola on Wednesday for the second leg. A draw or any type of victory shall be sufficient for Tanzania to advance to the subsequent spherical of the qualifiers, bringing them nearer to a possible historic World Cup debut.
