Reliable bookmaker 1xBet presents the game of the Africa Cup of Nations group stage 2nd round, where the national teams of Zambia and Tanzania will play on January 21 at Stade Laurent Pokou.
Team full of surprises
The Zambian national team is not one of the most famous teams in Africa, but Chipolopolo has a proud history of performing at the main tournament of the continent. The team won the CAN in 2012, previously finished second twice and won bronze medals three times. In recent years, the team has been unlucky in qualifying and has missed three major tournaments.
Everything changed with the arrival of Avram Grant in 2022. The former Chelsea coach led the team to the tournament finals from first place in the group with Cote d’Ivoire, and this is not his first success in Africa. Previously, the eminent manager reached the final of CAN 2015 with the Ghana national team, but now it will be tough to repeat this result. In the first round, Chipolopolo drew (1-1) with DR Congo in a difficult match, which can be considered a great success. The Zambians defended almost the entire game and could have conceded more, but they scored their goal after a blunder by the opposing goalkeeper. Zambian star Patson Daka was 13 years old when his team achieved its biggest-ever victory. Perhaps the Leicester forward’s goal against Tanzania will inspire the Zambians to new exploits.
Dream of a small victory
The Tanzanian national team has much more modest achievements – the tournament in Cote d’Ivoire was only the third attempt of this team to declare itself at the Africa Cup of Nations. Taifa Stars previously finished last in the group twice and are now dreaming of their first historic victory. In the opening round, the Adel Amrouche team faced the formidable Morocco and lost without a chance to the favorite 0-3. Throughout the game, the Tanzanians carried out only a few timid attacks and shot wide of the goal twice. However, defeat by a World Cup semi-finalist should not upset a team from which no one expected a miracle.
In the first game, the Tanzanian defenders made many positional errors that need to be corrected. At the same time, everyone liked the team’s character, it tried to act in an organized manner and closed the space between the lines even at the end of the match. Such tactics could work against Zambia, which does not have attacking players of the Ziyech and En-Nesyri levels. One of the national team leaders, Novatus Miroshi, will miss an important match due to disqualification. Still, fans believe that the first Tanzanian in the history of the Premier League, Ally Samatta, as well as Simon Msuva, who scored 43 goals for the national team between them, will be able to provide the team with a long-awaited victory.
What to expect
Zambia considers itself the favorite of the match and will try to play from a position of strength, while Tanzania is already accustomed to relying on counterattacks and will wait for its chance. Both teams have skilled forwards and suffer from defensive errors, so the match promises to be high-scoring.
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