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Twiga Stars to face Botswana in Olympic Games qualifier
National women football team (Twiga Stars) players . PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- Botswana were among the top seven teams in the last edition of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Others were South Africa, Morocco, Zambia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tunisia.
Dar es Salaam. The national women’s football team (Twiga Stars) have entered the next stage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers following the decision of the DR Congo to pull out.
Twiga Stars were scheduled to meet the DR Congo on July 10 in away before hosting the team on July 18.
However, the DR Congo decided not to compete due to unavoidable reasons.
Speaking with The Citizen yesterday, Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Information Officer Clifford Ndimbo said Tanzania will now face Botswana in the second round of the competition scheduled to take place in October.
Ndimbo explained that Botswana were among the top seven teams from the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Others were South Africa, Morocco, Zambia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tunisia.
He said Twiga Stars players, who are in camp, were ready for the encounter and will not dissolve the camp as they still face another task in the Cecafa tournament. He said Twiga Stars have the best players, who can make the country fly high and book space for the Paris Olympic Games.
He said his players know how important the game is and that they are ready for the challenge. Earlier, Twiga Stars head coach Bakari Shime said :“From the beginning, my aim has been to guide my team to the 2024 Olympics.”
According to the fixture, Guinea will clash with Ghana while Uganda will take on Rwanda in the East African encounter. Burkina Faso will face Mali in another entertaining fixture in the first round.
