Tanzania nearly ended their prolonged wait for the first win in the Africa Cup of Nations but surrendered their lead to settle for a 1-1 draw against ten-man Zambia at the Laurent Pokou Stadium.Making their third appearance in the biannual tournament, Tanzania were hoping that the stars would align today and break their winless jinx at the grand level.That was never to be as Zambia defied their numerical disadvantage to salvage a draw thanks to Leicester City forward Patson Daka who headed home the equalizer in the 88th minute.Tanzania had taken the lead in the eleventh minute through Simon Msuva who unleashed a volley inside the area after Mbwana Samatta put him through.##NAJAVA_MECA_7812144##Zambia were reduced to ten men in the 44th minute after left-back Roderick Kabwe was sent off for a second bookable offense.Tanzania capitalized on the extra man on the pitch to control the proceedings in the second half and looked on course to give their fans something to celebrate about.Daka and Clatous Chama who interestingly plays in Tanzania had different thoughts as they combined to give the Chipolopolo the equalizer with two minutes left inside regular time.AFCON2023: Morocco forced to wait longer for round of sixteen qualification after draw with DR CongoChama who is attached to Simba whipped in a corner that was met by Daka, beating Aishi Manula to the nearest post.Tanzania were among the teams that suffered heavy defeats in the opening match of the group stage as they fell 3-0 to Morocco in a game which they failed to register a shot on target.Zambia on the other hand played DR Congo to a 1-1 draw.Taifa Stars argubaly didn’t have one of the best preparation for the clash as the team might have been distracted by what transpired on Friday last week.The Confederation of African Football handed coach Adel Amrouche an eight-game ban and before he could process it, the Tanzanian federation suspended him.Livid Eto’o reads riot act to Cameroon players, promises radical change including patriotism testAmrouche was penalized for making controversial remarks against the Moroccan federation in a televised interview before the start of the tournament.However, the Taifa Stars put behind everything and labored on the pitch to deliver the historic win.AFCON 2023- GROUP STAGERound 2ThursdayEquatorial Guinea – Guinea Bissau 4-2 (1-1)/Nsue 21, 51, 61, Miranda 46 – Orosco 37, Ze Turbo 90+3/Ivory Coast – Nigeria 0-1 (0-0)/Troost-Ekong 54 pen/Egypt – Ghana 2-2 (0-1)/Marmoush 69, M. Mohamed 74 – Kudus 45+3, 71/FridayCape Verde – Mozambique 3-0 (1-0)/Bebe 32, Ryan Mendes 51, Kevin Pina 69/Senegal – Cameroon 3-1 (1-0)/I. Sarr 16, H. Diallo 71, Mane 90+5 – Castelletto 83/Guinea – Gambia 1-0 (0-0)/A. Camara 69/Algeria – Burkina Faso 2-2 (0-1)/B. Bounedjah 51,90+5- M. Konate 45+3, B. Traore 71/Mauritania-Angola 2-3 (1-1)/Bouna 43, Koita 58 – Dala 30,50, Gilberto 53/Tunisia – Mali 1-1 (1-1)/Rafia 20 – Sinayoko 10/SundayMorocco – DR Congo 1-1 (1-0)/Hakimi 6 – Silas 76/Zambia – Tanzania 1-1 (0-1)/P. Daka 88 – Msuva 11/23:00: (2.00) S.Africa (3.30) Namibia (4.00)***odds are subject to change***
