{"id":414682,"date":"2011-05-02T11:22:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T11:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/02\/its-do-or-die-time-for-under-23-team\/"},"modified":"2011-05-02T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T11:22:55","slug":"its-do-or-die-time-for-under-23-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/02\/its-do-or-die-time-for-under-23-team\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Do-Or-Die Time for Under 23 Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"47.5411507647\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecitizen.co.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Citizen<\/a> (Dar\u00a0es\u00a0Salaam)<\/p>\n<p>Majuto Omary<\/p>\n<p>30 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Here is the biggest question on every soccer fan&#8217;s mind: who will have the last laugh between Uganda and Tanzania today?<\/p>\n<p>The two Under-23 sides clash at the National Stadium this evening in their return leg of the All Africa Games qualifiers with the Kobs holding sway after their 2-1 victory in Kampala.However, the Jamhuri Kihwelu lads are no pushovers with the help of an anticipated boisterous home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The national team, hopes to dispatch the Ugandans in the same style they booted Cameroon out of the race to the 2012 London Games.Cameroon won 2-1 in Yaound\u00e9, but their desire to romp into the next round turned to be a daydream at the 60,000-seater National Stadium. Kihwelu, renowned for his comments and mind games, assured Tanzanians of victory in the regulation time.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania just needs a 1-0 victory to guarantee their place in the next round while the Ugandans will be trying to protect their lead.&#8221;Although we have a small advantage going into the second leg, it&#8217;s another 90 minutes in which we have all it takes to turn things around. &#8220;My players are brimming with confidence, and we hope to make it to the next stage in style.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be a great achievement for us to advance in two different competitions within a month,&#8221; Kihwelu, who hopes to guide the team to the Maputo Games, said.After the first leg match, Kihwelu confronted his counterpart Bobby Williamson and sparked a heated outburst with the former promising hell in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We squandered many chances in Kampala besides poor refereeing, but we&#8217;ve worked on our mistakes and I don&#8217;t see how Uganda will survive,&#8221; he said.Team skipper Shaban Kado echoed Kihwelu&#8217;s words adding that they were in the perfect frame of mind, hoping to record a big-margin win. Carrying a wafer thin 2-1 lead, the Kobs landed here yesterday with the head coach optimistic of carrying the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tanzania didn&#8217;t trouble us that much. We just didn&#8217;t take our chances&#8230;we&#8217;re in top shape to finish what we started,&#8221; Williamson said.Uganda&#8217;s last trip to Dar-es Salaam yielded no fruits when the senior Cranes side failed to retain the 2009 Tusker Cecafa Cup, losing to Tanzania in the semi-final. They managed to beat the same team 3-2 in a friendly the same year: &#8220;The atmosphere will be tense and it won&#8217;t be easy,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105020902.html\" title=\"It's Do-Or-Die Time for Under 23 Team\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It&#8217;s Do-Or-Die Time for Under 23 Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Citizen (Dar\u00a0es\u00a0Salaam) Majuto Omary 30 April 2011 Here is the biggest question on every soccer fan&#8217;s mind: who will have the last laugh between Uganda and Tanzania today? 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