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Tanzania beat South Africa to kick off WAFCON 2026 with a historic Group B victory

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Tanzania beat South Africa to kick off WAFCON 2026 with a historic Group B victory

Tanzania stunned South Africa 2-1 in their WAFCON 2026 Group B opener as late substitute Hasnath Ubamba scored the winner to seal a historic victory in Casablanca.

This was the second consecutive WAFCON tournament in which Tanzania and South Africa were drawn together in the same group and their third meeting overall at the continental finals.

Tanzania made a dream start to their TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026 campaign after securing a memorable 2-1 victory over defending former champions South Africa in their Group B opener at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca on Monday.

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