Mauritania - Tanzania (Wednesday 17:00 GMT)
Preview:
Mauritania take on Tanzania at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium for their second African Nations Championship match. Mauritania are winless after their last match against Madagascar ended at a goalless draw. Madagascar put their best efforts after their midfielder Andriamirado Andrianarimanana was red carded at 39th minutes after receiving a second yellow card. Madagascar had to continue with 10 players. Mauritania were unable to take advantage of this and secure a win. They only managed to earn a single point. They will be in search of their first win as they face Taifa Star on Wednesday. In the last 10 matches across all competitions, Mauritania have won 2 matches, lost 2 matches and 6 matches ended in a draw. Five of these matches produced 2 goals and above.
Tanzania are in high spirit after winning their first match against Burkina Faso. The match ended at 2-0 in favour of Taifa Stars. Goals by Abdul Hamisi Suleiman and Mohamed Hussein scored at 48th minute and 71st minute respectively helped Tanzania to secure a crucial win and earn all the three points and top Group B. Tanzania are looking to continue with this winning mentality as they face Mauritania at home ground Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. In the last 10 matches across all competitions, Tanzania have won 4 matches, lost 5 matches and one match ended in a draw. Six of these matches produced 2 goals and above.