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Afcon U20: Kihwelo praises Morocco, Ghana & Gambia after Tanzania exit

The Ngorongoro Heroes left the competition with just a point but the tactician states the lessons learnt will be key in future

Tanzania national U20 head coach Jamhuri Kihwelo has praised the standard of their African Cup of Nations Group C opponents.

The Ngorongoro Heroes were unable to progress to the knockout stage after a 4-0 loss to Ghana and Morocco and a 1-1 draw against Gambia.

After the Gambia draw, Tanzania needed to outsmart the Moroccon side in order to maintain their ambitions of progressing but they ended up losing big.

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Kihwelo, who has come under criticism for the team's performances in Mauritania, has stated the rivals were good and his boys must have learnt a lot from participating in the junior tournament.