• Competition: ACON Qualification
• Date: 04.09.2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CEST
• Venue: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium (Dar es Salaam)

Start of the qualifications for AFCON 2025, which will take place in Morocco next year.

In addition to Tanzania and Ethiopia, this qualification group also includes the national teams of Guinea and D.R. Congo. The two best placed teams from each group will qualify for the biggest African football competition.

Tanzania participated in two of the last three editions of this competition and the wish of this national team is to achieve continuity of the results. The last competitive match this team played three months ago as part of the World Cup qualifiers, and then they made a big surprise after beating the favored Zambia on the road with a minimal score. With that victory, in addition to the points won, they also gained a lot of confidence, which should help them in such matches.

On the other side is Ethiopia, which did not have as much success in previous matches, unlike its opponent. This year, Ethiopia played two competitive matches in the qualification for the WC. Their opponents were Guinea Bissau and Djibouti and both times they had to settle for one point. With those two points won they earned just 5th place, so it can be said that their dreams of placing in WC have already been extinguished. There is still hope that they can play much better in the upcoming qualifiers and qualify for the AFCON, after they missed the previous one.

Tanzania vs Ethiopia pick: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

African national football traditionally suffers from a lack of efficiency. It is far from the fact that there is no talent, but there is a noticeable lack in the tactical and technical sense. Tanzania has the role of favorite in this match primarily because of the home field and better form, but it is unlikely that they will win easily. The results in previous mutual matches against this rival do not help them either, because Ethiopia proved to be a very unpleasant and tough opponent. In such matches, when it is difficult to assess the quality of the teams, perhaps the smartest and safest choice is UNDER 2.5 GOALS.