Match Report
Tanzania (1st, 10 pts) visited Central African Republic (5th, 1 pts) with 9 points between them. Central African Republic had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1.75 for Central African Republic and 1.25/0.25 for Tanzania (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.03.
Defeat had followed defeat for Central African Republic — three in succession. Tanzania had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Central African Republic held 2 points of 15 and Tanzania 15.
The venue was Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, with room for 60,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.