THE
MAINLAND Tanzania Champions, Young Africans (Yanga), Suffered A Setback On April
5, 2024, Failing To Secure A Spot In The CAF Champions League Semifinals.
Yanga
Were Ousted In A Dramatic Penalty Shootout By South African Heavyweights, Mamelodi
Sundowns.
The
Clash, Held At The Loftus Versfeld Stadium In Pretoria, South Africa, Witnessed
The Jangwani Street Giants Succumb To A 3-2 Defeat On Penalties Following A
Tense Goalless Draw In Regulation Time.
Yanga's
Hope Were Dashed As Key Players, Stephane Aziz KI, Dickson Job, And Ibrahim "Bacca"
Hamad, Faltered In Their Penalty Attempts, While Augustine Okrah And Joseph
Guede Found The Back Of The Net.
Conversely,
Mamelodi Sundowns Capitalized On Their Chances, With Marcelo Allende, Lucas
Ribeiro, And Neo Maema All Converting Their Penalties, Although Gaston Sirino's
Miss Was Saved By Yanga's Goalkeeper, Djigui Diarra.
The
Next Challenge For Mamelodi Sundowns Will Be Against The Victor Of The Clash
Between Asec Mimosas Of Ivory Coast And Esperance De Tunis Of Tunisia,
Scheduled For April 6, 2024, In Abidjan At The Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium,
Commencing At 11 Pm East African Time.
Controversy
Marred The Encounter, With Mauritanian Referee Dahane Beida And The Video
Assistant Referee (VAR) At The Center Of Scrutiny.
They
Disallowed Azizi KI's Goal In The 60th Minute, Despite Television Replays
Clearly Showing The Ball Crossing The Goal Line After Hitting The Crossbar.
Despite
Protests From Yanga Players, Match Officials Upheld Their Decision.
Yanga's
Forward, Clement Mzize, Shoulders The Blame For Squandering A Clear Scoring
Opportunity In The 78th Minute, Firing Wide In A One-On-One Situation Against Mamelodi
Sundowns Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
Despite
The Tense Encounter, Mamelodi Sundowns Largely Dominated The Encounter,
Creating Two Significant Scoring Chances That They Ultimately Failed To
Convert.