CECAFA representatives Uganda and Tanzania will rekindle their football rivalry when the two clash in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium.The match, was supposed to have been held in Uganda but they were forced to look for an alternative venue after their stadiums failed to meet the standards set to host a senior level 1 matches.The two are placed in pool F of the qualifiers and head to the match looking to grab the three points and register the first win in the group.The 2019 African champions Algeria top the group with nine points in as many matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_7124762##This will be the 62nd meeting between the two sides that, will also be seeking to run away with the bragging rights.Uganda Cranes have won 32 with Taifa Stars tasting victory 13 times. 16 matches have ended evenly.Gor Mahia sign Uganda international midfielder Shafiq KagimuTanzania will host the return match at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Tuesday next week.The two have met ten times in the AFCON qualifiers where Cranes have won four of those matches. Tanzania have won thrice with the rest, ending in draws.Thirteen more matches are slated to be played today in different venues.Mandonga vs Wanyonyi rematch postponedGroup D toppers Ethiopia will be seeking to extend their stay at the top when they face Guinea at Conakry. Egypt will host Malawi in another group D match. All the group D teams have three points from two rounds.South Africa will tackle Liberia while former champions Ivory Coast will have a date with Comoros. Mali are set to play the Gambia in Bamako.Nigeria are scheduled to take on Guinea-Bissau while the Democratic Republic of Congo will host Mauritania.##NAJAVA_MECA_7120984##Cape Verde will invite Eswatini with champions Senegal taking on Mozambique in Dakar.Tunisia face Libya in a group J match while, Equatorial Guinea clash with Bostwana.Last edition’s second runner up Cameroon have a date with Togo with Burkina Faso taking on Togo.
