Mauritania 0-1 Tanzania: Kapombe breaks down resilient West Africans at the death as Taifa Stars records second victory

CHAN 2024 (Group B):

CHAN 2024 co-hosts Tanzania maintained their momentum at the on-going championship with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Mauritania in group B at the Benjamin Mpaka national stadium, Dar-es-salaam on Wednesday, 6th August 2025.

Veteran defender Shomari Kapombe scored the all-important goal on the evening to break the resilient Mauritanian entity.

The Simba Sports Club defender scored at the stroke of full-time with the game destined for a barren draw.

The victory takes the CHAN 2024 co-hosts to six points having registered a 2-0 win in the opener over Burkina Faso last Saturday.

It goes without saying therefore that Tanzania is now top of group B with the maximum 6 points.

Burkina Faso who won 4-2 over Central African Republic on Wednesday closely follow with three points.

Mauritania has a point and so is Madagascar with Central African Republic yet to get any point.

Against Central African Republic, Burkina Faso scored through Papus Ouattara, Abdoul Abass Guiro, Patrick Malo and Abdoul Baguian as they won convincingly 4-2 over Central African Republic (CAR).

Sydney Tchibinda and Ange Zoumara got the two goals for CAR.

On 9th August 2025; Central African Republic will face Mauritania in the early kick off before Tanzania will come up against Madagascar to fight for the slot to the knock-out round.

CHAN is played by players who feature in the respective domestic leagues on the African continent.

CHAN 2024 was delayed from the year 2024 and pushed forward to 2025.

The tournament is being played in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.

CHAN 2024 is a precursor to AFCON 2027 which will also be staged in East Africa.

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