Match Report
10 points for Tanzania (1st), 3 for Burkina Faso (4th): a 7-point gap. Burkina Faso ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Tanzania 1.25 scored and 0.25 conceded per game, Burkina Faso 1.25 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.03.
Tanzania arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The match was played at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium (capacity 60,000). On the scoreboard, Tanzania led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Tanzania: Abdul Hamisi Suleiman (45'), Mohamed Hussein (71')
Key stats
Possession: Tanzania 61% · Burkina Faso 39% · Total shots: 19-12 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 7-2