Cecafa Cup: Tanzania will fight for win against Sudan â€“ Nchimbi

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The Taifa Stars striker reveals they will do everything possible to get a win against the Falcons of Jediane

Tanzanian striker Ditram Nchimbi has stated they will go for nothing less than a win when they face Sudan in their final group match of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup on Thursday.

The Taifa Stars revived their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the regional competition after they edgedÃ‚Â Zanzibar 1-0 in their second Group B match played in Jinja, Uganda on Tuesday.

Nchimbi, who notched the all-important goal as Tanzania beat their neighbours, now says they must get a win against Sudan, who lost 2-1 to Kenya earlier on the dayÃ‚Â if they are to reach the semi-finals of the competition.

Ã¢Â€ÂœWe started the tournament on a wrong footing losing to Kenya but now we managed to beat Zanzibar, we are back on track to advance from the group stage,Ã¢Â€Â Nchimbi told Goal.

Ã¢Â€ÂœWe believe we can go far in this tournament and our main target now is to win our next match so we can qualify. I have watched Sudan, they are a very good side who plays like fighters, and also they like pressing during the game and I know they will also want to win.

Ã¢Â€ÂœAll we need to do is trust in God and also play our game according to the coachÃ¢Â€Â™s instructions and maybe everything will be fine for us. We only need a win and I know it is possible to get a win.Ã¢Â€Â

Asked about the hard-fought win against Zanzibar, Nchimbi said: Ã¢Â€ÂœThe tournament is very difficult and the match against Zanzibar had a lot of pressure because always when Tanzania meets Zanzibar, the pressure goes high, but I thank God and my fellow players for getting the win.

Ã¢Â€ÂœI also want to request fellow Tanzanians here in Uganda and back home to rally behind the team, we only need one win to be assured of a semi-finals spot and we will fight to achieve that against Sudan on Thursday.Ã¢Â€Â

The Harambee Stars are topping Group B with six points after two successive wins, while Tanzania have moved to second position with their win againstÃ‚Â Zanzibar. Sudan are third with a point.

In the final round, Tanzania will have to beat Sudan to qualify for the semi-finalsÃ‚Â as Kenya battles it out with Zanzibar.

2019-12-11 10:00:02

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