The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
Majuto Omary
15 December 2007
Mainland soccer side Kilimanjaro Stars today play Burundi in the last group A match at the National Stadium.
The match is expected to be thrilling as it features two teams that are yet to lose in the past two matches, but their tie is a formality as both have qualified into the quarter finals. Kilimanjaro Stars beat Kenya's Harambee Stars 2-1 in the opening match of the competition before winning 1-0 against Somalia in its second match.
Burundi won 3-0 in their first match against Somalia before beating Harambee Stars 1-0 in the second encounter. Today's match merely completes the fixture but it has an impact in how berths are allocated in quarter final pairings.
If Kilimanjaro Stars beat Burundi to top group A standings it will face the second runner up in group B, either Eritrea or Rwanda. If they come second, they meet Zanzibar or Sudan, depending on results of today's clash between Ethiopia and Sudan at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium.
Head coach Marcio Maximo called for support from soccer fans to give morale to the players, objecting to behaviour showed in the past two matches.
Some fans were booing at the players if they didn't impress them with their hold on the ball, tackling or shooting. Pundits expect Maximo to maintain the same line up that braced past Somalia in the second match.
Critics point out that Mainland players lack concentration while in front of goal, failing to make use of chances coming their way.
In Arusha, Ethiopia battle Sudan in a decisive tie, as both teams need a win to join Zanzibar in the quarter finals.
GTV, the tournament's main sponsor, intends to beam live all quarter final and semi final matches at the National Stadium from Monday.
Mark Wilkin, the firm's project manager, said that a special highlights programme of the group round results will be aired starting tomorrow.
New elected CECAFA chairman, Leodegar Tenga said the regional body was proud of the standard all teams had shown in the early stage.
Discounting the 9-0 loss of Djibouti to Rwanda, he said the loss apart, they managed to show good football.
By Majuto Omary
Mainland soccer side Kilimanjaro Stars today play Burundi in the last group A match at the National Stadium.
The match is expected to be thrilling as it features two teams that are yet to lose in the past two matches, but their tie is a formality as both have qualified into the quarter finals. Kilimanjaro Stars beat Kenya's Harambee Stars 2-1 in the opening match of the competition before winning 1-0 against Somalia in its second match.
Burundi won 3-0 in their first match against Somalia before beating Harambee Stars 1-0 in the second encounter. Today's match merely completes the fixture but it has an impact in how berths are allocated in quarter final pairings.
If Kilimanjaro Stars beat Burundi to top group A standings it will face the second runner up in group B, either Eritrea or Rwanda. If they come second, they meet Zanzibar or Sudan, depending on results of today's clash between Ethiopia and Sudan at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium.
Head coach Marcio Maximo called for support from soccer fans to give morale to the players, objecting to behaviour showed in the past two matches.
Some fans were booing at the players if they didn't impress them with their hold on the ball, tackling or shooting. Pundits expect Maximo to maintain the same line up that braced past Somalia in the second match.
Critics point out that Mainland players lack concentration while in front of goal, failing to make use of chances coming their way.
In Arusha, Ethiopia battle Sudan in a decisive tie, as both teams need a win to join Zanzibar in the quarter finals.
GTV, the tournament's main sponsor, intends to beam live all quarter final and semi final matches at the National Stadium from Monday.
Mark Wilkin, the firm's project manager, said that a special highlights programme of the group round results will be aired starting tomorrow.
New elected CECAFA chairman, Leodegar Tenga said the regional body was proud of the standard all teams had shown in the early stage.
Discounting the 9-0 loss of Djibouti to Rwanda, he said the loss apart, they managed to show good football.
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