Tanzania's Pressure to Perform in Final Group Match

TLDR

• Tanzania opened their campaign with a 2-1 victory over South Africa, but suffered a 2-1 defeat to Burkina Faso on Friday, leaving them needing a positive result in their final group match.
• CASABLANCA: TANZANIA must beat group leaders Ivory Coast in their final Group B match to secure a place in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals, Coach Bakari Shime has said.
• The coach acknowledged the pressure surrounding the final group match after Tanzania missed the chance to secure qualification in the previous game.
• Tanzania’s victory over Ivory Coast would guarantee their progress to the quarter-finals, while the group standings leave the final places to be decided on the last round of matches.
• The two sides meet at Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco today, with Tanzania third in the group on three points, behind Burkina Faso on head-to-head record.