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00:00Mandangi gets the ball rolling here for Zambia, playing in orange, of course, and from left to right.
00:11Seeing some fabulous football in this competition already, hopefully that will spill into today's
00:16encounters. Long ball over the shot, great opportunity for a shot and nearly an opening
00:20goal there, scored by Cilomane. Cilomane, he was in the right position at the right time,
00:26working his magic, he tries to sneak past Quebeco, gets his crossover, nice touch there,
00:34wonderfully set up and the shot has been driven in there. Cidi Leganes, under-19's team in Spain,
00:43and a long-range shot that's going to be driven straight towards goal and it's gone over but from
00:49the captain, Joseph Sepulbu, and ball given back to Quebeco, they move and move forward once again,
00:55that's a nice ball, nice one-two. They still deliver into the penalty box, headed away by Nsiku,
00:59kind of but not, and finally goes out of play, it's going to be a corner from Sepulbu.
01:11Still in possession, Danji with a shot, it's magnificent from Mandangi, and you can see that Npembu...
01:25And Whitson getting tangled up with Valentino, the ball is eventually cleared, they want to move this quickly.
01:38Picked up again by Fieri, high ball over the left hand side, there's the shot, it wasn't a bad effort,
01:44and the idea was really good, you can see what they were trying to do.
01:47Zoom in on all of these competitions, some fabulous football being played, here's the
01:54Tanzanian free kick that's going to be taken, the shot goes in, great save there coming from Leveson
01:59Banda, and it was drilled in beautifully. I'm able to find that goal midway through the first half but
02:08an opportunity, Diata and Klamin Kamara, both of Monaco and Ligue 1 and Senegal of course,
02:19team who managed to win the last edition in Mauritania.
02:23It's a good opportunity, that was set up sensationally and well it was a...
02:38Let's see where this goes...
02:42Right-footed into the penalty box it goes, who's going to get in their heads on it? Well it's been dealt with
02:47perfectly there by Ham and Senja. And...
02:54I think played for Red Arrows and Kwasi etc. Here we go, let's see where this goes.
02:58It's a shot that's gone in and it's... We got three minutes left to play in this first half,
03:02still no goals scored here between Junior Cipolopolo and Ongorongoro boys on the attack once again,
03:08that's a decent ball at the far post! Well you need to get your head on that and put it on the...
03:14on targets but Shikani will be frustrated because that was there for the taking and he's good...
03:20His mail...
03:23Into the penalty area, that's nicely done, they'll get the chance to maybe get the corner...
03:32And free Mr. Akleso Gnamo of Togo, allow this to happen...
03:37Sent over by Ahmed Pipino, left foot into the penalty box, will we see a goal?
03:47Another high ball coming over, not bad at all, and there's a challenge it's taken, it's gone over the top...
03:52That's what I was talking about, there we have it finally, seconds later we get the end of the half,
03:57Zambia, Tanzania, all square here at the Suez Canal Stadium, here in Group A of the Total Energies,
04:03under 20 Africa Cup of Nations, 25 Egypt, entertainment galore, no goals, I'm sure they will...
04:11And Chileshu's coming on.
04:20Here we go, let's make, let's get, let's get moving, there's the confirmation of Mandangi
04:25and Firi coming on to replace him.
04:31That's Bonifacio, Firi.
04:38Right then, Zambia, Tanzania, 45 minutes to get goals, as the ball's picked up by Sabobu, I didn't
04:47think he would go off, I was looking at the wrong side, Bakari on the other side is the player
04:50who went off and there's Firi being replaced by Mutale, a job across the continent
05:00and switching from different countries that speak different languages, never easy,
05:06but football speaks the same language, doesn't it? So
05:12the player will sooner understand what the officials are calling. Five minutes into this first
05:20second half and there's a chance for Tanzania, it's driven across and the goalkeeper
05:25pounces on that loose ball under a lot of pressure from Valentino who crashes into him and he's
05:32well just uh in some pain there. Wonderful young players in this under 20 AFCON competition,
05:42there is no doubt about it. Not just a Mumma Kamara of Sierra Leone but there's a whole list,
05:50there's a long high ball over the far post, taken well by the goalkeeper there, Banda. But the idea
05:56was a good one coming from Shikani. There's a ball coming over, it's cleared there by Hammond Senja.
06:02Good work to get the ball out to the right hand side, Shikani, Shikani lofts one over into the penalty box,
06:09there's two of them queuing up, communication break.
06:18And South Africa can join them if they win today, depending on what happens here.
06:25This is an ideal scenario, here's Shikani, Shikani sets it up. A little bit too close,
06:34Simukunda spooked him, picked up by Sibobu, Sibobu cuts through into the middle, nicely worked from the
06:41FC Zurich player, goes over to the left-hand side, Jamie Jr, here's a chance, can Inferi get his shot in?
06:46And it gets blocked and goes out.
06:56The battle continues in the midfield, that's wonderful from Pepino over to the left-hand side,
07:01Ismail gets the delivery, it's met there, and a chance for Shnort! It's just gone wide, and a glorious chance.
07:09There it is, there's the delivery, anyone there? That's a great save from the goalkeeper, Mbemba!
07:24Close range contact, a flank, a little slip that enables them to pick it up, especially this man Shikani.
07:31Shikani cuts inside, tries to get the overlapping pass down into the corner, it doesn't happen.
07:36Nice touch, wonderful touch over to the left-hand side, watch out for Jamie Jr, he's a danger,
07:44a very dangerous player, there's a chance, it's been bobbled up, it's gone up in the air,
07:48and there's a chance for a volley, it's gone wide.
07:52Yeah, before that, that's a good ball that is, and Firi, Firi trying to get a shot,
07:56it's been followed up with another shot, rasping drive coming in, and a great save there from the
08:01goalkeeper, it will be a corner, and haven't found the goal, and puts a lot of pressure,
08:08is Shikani getting in the way, is that man Siku in their final game. Tonight, Sierra Leone,
08:15South Africa, oh my word, there's the header, and the follow-up header is not on target,
08:19but it came off the crossbar, wow, possession.
08:33Tanzen here in the penalty box, a chance for a shot here, and Caswelli
08:40tries to get the ball back, they try and find an option, Moshe's there, but
08:44unable to get their shot in, again, winning possession back, decent ball that comes over
08:50the top, there are players from Tanzania in all sorts of positions, here's Pepino, gets the ball
08:55out to the left-hand side, long range shot coming through, takes a deflection off Jammy Jr.,
09:00but the cross comes over, dealt with again by the defense.
09:08The ball's over on the right-hand side, oh, he's been knocked off his feet, was he looking for that,
09:14that is the question, the referee carries on walking as Tanzania launch an attack,
09:19as they go in search of that elusive goal that's just evaded both teams last 30-odd seconds,
09:25unless the referee reacts to something that's been told in his ear, but he's saying to the players, carry on.
09:30Ismail bringing down Muttali, and you can see the reaction from the Zambian bench.
09:45Muttali still down on the ground, we are going to a VAR check, drama guaranteed.
10:00And this could be the defining moment, well, it will be the defining moment for Zambia,
10:13well, I mean, we have to see if it's a penalty first, but they're going to break this down and
10:19try and interpret the whole scene.
10:24Penalty it is, it is a penalty, and this gives the junior Cipollopolo one last chance to try and get
10:35in your shoulders. Joseph Sabobu, Sabobu into the corner, and there you have it, Zambia get the goal.
10:43A penalty at the death. A goal for junior Cipollopolo, that leaves Leveson, Banda and his teammates,
10:56well, just relieved. And a 1-0 scenario going into the final play of the game potentially against
11:09Tanzania. And there he is, 19 years of age, the captain, plays for FC Zurich, having joined in June
11:172024 on a four-year contract there until 2028 from Lusaka. Former Red Arrows player played for Nkwazi as well.
11:29And this is extraordinary.
11:30Had to wait until the 99th minute, I think,
11:42to see a ball go into the back of the net. And a few fans from the Zambian national team celebrating
11:50this. The winners in 2017 and Hamed Suleiman of Tanzania must be distraught and frustrated having
11:59put in a solid performance. But look at this.
12:03Right foot into the corner, despite the outstretched hands of that man Mbemba.
12:09And that is a fine goal indeed. And there's the final whistle.
12:13Zambia take three points, three vital points. The campaign is well and truly alive for Tanzania.
12:24Well, it's not looking good. The final score here at the Suez Canal Stadium, Zambia 1, Tanzania 0.
12:40Zambia 1, Tanzania 0.
12:44Zambia 1, Tanzania 0.