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By Seyi Babalola
Despite still dreaming of winning their first Africa Cup of Nations game, Tanzania coach Miguel Gamondi expressed some pleasure with his team’s performance in a 2-1 loss against Nigeria on Tuesday.
Gamondi, who took over roughly a month before the 2025 AFCON, handled the country’s tenth game of the tournament, although they are still looking for their first victory.
After Semilogo Ajayi gave Nigeria the lead in the first half, Tanzania’s Charles M’Mombwa equalised in the 50th minute, but their chances of reversing the result were dashed almost immediately when Ademola Lookman scored the winner for
Tanzania pushed for a late equaliser and came close in the closing minutes when Ibrahim Hamad volleyed wide from a corner, but the Super Eagles held firm to see out the victory.
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Despite the defeat, Gamondi hailed his players for surpassing expectations against Nigeria.
“I think Tanzania played better than many people expected. Nigeria had a lot of possession, but we neutralised them well through our tactical system,” the Argentine coach said after the game.
“They did create chances, but most of them came from individual quality, which is not surprising. Overall, I believe we surprised a lot of people with the quality of our performance against Nigeria.”
The Taifa Stars will now regroup and hope to make their dreams come true against regional rivals Uganda on Saturday, before ending their group stage campaign against Tunisia next Tuesday.
