Match Preview, qualification path plus U-23 Cup of Nations history

Tanzania will on Saturday Oct 22, 2022 host Nigeria in a Overall Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification encounter.

In this report, SportsRation offers a preview of the match, street to the 2023 Overall Africa U-23 Cup of Nations plus their historical past at the competitors.

ABOUT THE MATCH

Tanzania will host Nigeria in the 1st leg of the Whole Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification match on Saturday October 22, 2022.

The match will consider position at the Benjamin Mpaka stadium in Dar Es Salaam with kickoff scheduled for 4pm community time (2pm Nigerian time).

The second leg will keep on Oct 28 in Nigeria at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.

The aggregate winner will progress to the upcoming round.

Road TO THE AFRICA U-23 CUP OF NATIONS 

The Africa U-23 Cup of Nations has 3 qualification rounds. Tanzania facial area Nigeria in the second qualification round.

For the 2023 version, Nigeria was drawn bye for the first qualification round when their next spherical opponents started the journey from the off vs South Sudan in September 2022.

In the initially qualifying spherical sport, Tanzania’s U-23 staff performed a – attract vs South Sudan in the very first leg adopted by a 3-3 2nd leg outcome in South Sudan to development on away ambitions.

Tanzania vs Nigeria facial area-off for a location in the 3rd qualifying spherical scheduled for March 2023.

The 8 winners from the 3rd qualifying round will guide a place at the 2023 Whole Africa U-23 Cup of Nations match.

TANZANIA AND NIGERIA AT THE AFRICA U-23 CUP OF NATIONS: Background

Tanzania has by no means participated in the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations since it’s inception in 2011.

Nigeria on their element have performed in all three previous editions of the tournament and even gained the event in 2015, defeating Algeria 2-1 to be topped champions in Senegal.

Gabon (2011) and Egypt (2019) are the other winners of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations event.

Morroco will host the 2023 Overall Africa U-23 Cup of Nations match.

The Africa U-23 Cup of Nations tournament serves as qualification path to the Olympic game titles.

THE EAGLES

The Mentor Salisu Yusuf tutored Nigeria U-23 Eagles team will be skippered by Results Makanjuola.

The CD Diocesano of Spain winger is optimistic Nigeria is completely ready to get a beneficial end result in Dar Es Salaam vs Tanzania.

He stated ” All players in camp now are extremely in shape, we are properly-inspired and all set to give our all to get the wanted victory in Tanzania.

” We recognize that good range of international centered gamers had visa difficulties resuming to camp in Ibadan, but then, Coach Salisu Yusuf-led technological crew had perfected strategies to ensure victory in today’s clash. “