Tanzania and Ethiopia shared the spoils in a hard 0-0 draw at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium on Wednesday night, with group H of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers getting underway this week.

The first five minutes of the match saw little to no attacking momentum from either side as the game got off to a slow start in Dar es Salaam.

Early on, when the possession count was divided, physical ball battles frequently broke out in the middle of the park.

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Tanzania had the first few opportunities to score, but they were unable to test Seid Habtamu Aregawi in goal.

Walyas found pockets of space in vast sections of the pitch on the opposing end, but the Taifa Stars frequently met them with hard defending.

Both Walyas and the Taifa Stars found it difficult to advance the ball towards the 18-yard zones of the field when the halftime siren sounded.

The game finished 0-0 at halftime with all of the final minute’s shots on goal missing the mark.

To alter the course of the match, Ethiopia brought Binyam Fikre and Adis Giday into the fold at the beginning of the second half, while Tanzania called upon Pascal Msindo from the bench.

Up until the 50th minute, Tanzania had no shots on goal, but they started to see more of the ball and pressed forward whenever they could.

Ethiopia, nevertheless, held firm in rebuffing the home team’s offensive onslaught.

Ethiopia frequently found themselves down as the 75th minute drew near due to the Taifa Stars’ second-half substitutions, which quickened the tempo of the game.

During the last moments of the match, the home team had a few opportunities to break the deadlock but were unable to get their shots in.

The game at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium finished in a tense 0-0 draw, with the referee holding the whistle to his mouth.

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