Emmanuel Amuneke says it’s an honour to lead
Tanzania to AFCON finals after 39 years and he sets his sights on the Egypt
stage with firm confidence.
Amuneke’s side needing a win in their final group
game against group leaders, Tanzania
thrashed the Cranes 3-0 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salam on Sunday to
secure the victory needed to seal qualification for the AFCON finals for the
first time since 1980.
Goals from Simon Msuwa, Erasto Nyoni and a sublime
header from Aggrey Morris secured Tanzania’s berth at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.
“It
was an honour to have been given the opportunity to achieve great things with
Tanzania football and I’m proud that what we set out to do as our first
objective has been met,” Amuneke wrote on his official Instagram Page
@coachamuneke.
“Qualification
for the 2019 AFCON was always going to be a tough task, but the hard work and
belief the team had got us through. Now we plan for Egypt 2019 AFCON.”
The Taifa Stars finished second in group L with
eight points, five behind leaders the Cranes of Uganda who had already
qualified for the AFCON before the last group game.
Tanzania also became the fourth East African team to
qualify for the 2019 AFCON in Egypt after Uganda, Burundi and Kenya also booked
their places at the tournament.
