2026 CECAFA U-20 (AFCON U-20 Qualifiers):
Saturday results:
- Group A: Ethiopia 0-4 Tanzania
- Group B: Sudan 0-1 Uganda
- Group C: Kenya 1-1 South Sudan
Tanzania outsmarted Ethiopia 4-0 in group A of the on-going 2026 CECAFA U-20 championship at the Uhuru stadium on Saturday night.
A brace apiece from Bashiri Salum Kibaila and Juma Sagwe inspired the hosts to the second victory of the competition.
This followed their opening 3-0 victory over Rwanda.
Against Ethiopia, the hosts showed intent to attack.
As early as the third minute, Juma Abushiri had a solo run thwarted by goalkeeper Biruk Zelalem Yifa.
Ethiopia’s Seyfedin Umer Kedir shot over from close range in the 27th minute.
On the half hour mark, Kibaila scored off a rebound coming off the right lower post.
Three minutes later, Ethiopia reacted when Kasaw Dawit Yirdaw hit the crossbar from a free-kick.
Abubakar Othman tapped wide a free-kick from close range and Sagwe assisted Kibaila for the second goal on the stroke of half time.
At the start of the second half, two goal hero Kibaila was rested for the fresh legs of Farid Mzalendo.
Sagwe made it three in the 54th minute and doubled his personal tally three minutes later as the hosts ran riot.
Tempers flared towards the end of the game when a Ethiopian player Kasaw Dawit Yirdaw pushed a Tanzanian and only survived the wrath of the referee with a caution.
Tanzania thus tops Group A with six points and progresses to the semi-finals, to face Burundi.
Uganda, who earlier beat Sudan 1-0 will take on the same opponent during Tuesday’s semi-finals.
The two finalists will advance to AFCON U-20 finals.
Team Line Ups:
Ethiopia XI: Biruk Zelalem Yifa (G.K), Seyfedin Umer Kedir, Tinsae Mengistu Asefa, Khalid Akmel Reshad, Dawit Kasaw Yirdaw, Binyam Abrha Teare (Captain), Amir Misbah Muzemil, Abenezer Alemayehu Anjulo, Efison Kidane, Cherinet Ufaysa Galda, Biruk Eylachew Tegegn
Subs: Temesgen Kebede Tadesse (G.K), Samuel Cherinet Anjulo, Silesh Badege Eniyem, Kidus Dawit Tewolde, Huzeyfa Shafi Umer, Nigatu Yonas Gibiso, Biniyam Zerihun Eyob, Yeabsira Asnake Mengistu, Eyuel Ayen
Team officials:
- Head coach: Benjamin Albert Schweitzer Ziemer
- 1st Assistant coach: Fitsum Gebremariam Teklehaimanot
- Goalkeeper coach: Gemechu Bekele Garu
- Team doctor: Esmlealem Tariku Getachew
- Team interpreter: Tamire Teferra Tamire
- Physiotherapist: Shimelis Endale Wakjira
- Medical staff: Daniel Kebrit Muluye
Tanzania XI: Shabani Bakari (G.K), Roony Gerry, Ismail Ally, Abdallah Mnumba, Abubakar Othman, Shomvi Rajabu, Arafat Masoud (Captain), Bashiri Salum Kibaila, AbdulNassir Abdallah, Juma Sagwe, Evastus Lukanima
Subs: Edison Matete (G.K), Ridhuan Adim, Suleiman Suleiman, Kelvin Revokatus, Faraji Kayanda, Farid Mzalendo, Ahmad Ahmad, Jofrey Malecha, Joseph Junior Joseph
Team officials:
- Head coach: Mario Rivera Campesino
- Assistant coach: Athuman Mohamed Athuman
- Team manager: Karim Ally Boimanda
- Goalkeepers’ coach: Shabani Hassan Shabani
- Team doctor: Lisobine Hamisi Kisongo
- Physical trainer: Ramadhan Mohamed Juma
- Physiotherapist: Said Kanyota
Match officials:
- Referee: Dickens Mimisa Nyagrowa (Kenya)
- Assistant Referee 1: Elizabeth Njoroge (Kenya)
- Assistant Referee 2: Ashiraf Katerega (Uganda)
- Fourth official: Ismail Amro Alsayed Mohammed (Sudan)
- Commissioner: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
- Referee Assessor: Kalisto Gumesi Simon Samson (South Sudan)
- General coordinator: Francois Regis Uwayezu (Rwanda)
- Technical Study Group: Francis Kimanzi (Kenya)
- Media officer: Andrew Oryada (Uganda)
- Security officer:Charles Warioba Maiki (Tanzania)
- Medical officer: Mohamed Omar Isman (Djibouti)
- Safeguarding officer: Veronica Bwamula Lusichi (Kenya)
