Friendly Tanzania’s Taifa Stars wrap up FIFA Series with huge Mongolia win

Tanzania national team Taifa Stars defeated Mongolia 3-0 in their last match of the FIFA Series played Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday.

After losing their first match 1-0 to Bulgaria, ranked 83rd in the latest FIFA ranking, the Tanzanian team came all out to score three second half unanswered goals at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium.Youngster Kelvin Pius John, who plies his trade with Belgium side KRC Genk netted the first goal after 49 minutes to give Taifa Stars the lead.

As the Mongolia team (ranked 190th in the world) tried to fight back and get some goals, Abdul Hamisi Suleiman made it 2-0 for Tanzania after 62 minutes, and Novatus Dismas Miroshi scored the third goal after 76 minutes.

The match was part of the Fifa Series 2024, an invitational event which sees countries from each federation competing in friendly tournaments.


Dennis Mabuka

Dennis Mabuka is a seasoned Kenyan journalist with 18 years of experience covering sports events. He is currently a sport content creator with en.Africatopsports.com.

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