TDS Girls from Tanzania have booked their place in the final of the CAF U-17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) being staged at the Azam Complex Stadium in Dar es Salaam after they completed a clean sweep of two victories in the three-team Group B.
TDS Girls booked their final ticket with a 2-0 win over Aigle Noir FC from Burundi on Saturday, a victory handed to them after second half goals by Asha Omary and Helena Mtundagi.
That follows their earlier 2-0 win over Boni Consili Girls from Uganda that gives them an unassailable lead at the top of the pool. There are three sides in Group B due to the withdrawal of Hilaad FC from Somalia.
But it is still all to play for in Group A, which will resume on Monday.
Tanzania’s JKT Queens are in pole position after a pair of wins sees them head the table with six points. They face City Lights FC from South Sudan at 18:00 in their final game, where a draw will be enough to secure top spot.
Kenya Elite Junior Academy and Kenya Academy of Sports will both hope for a slip-up from JKT Queens as they clash in a local derby in their final pool game at 15:00.
With the final positions decided on goal-difference and then goals scored when two teams finish level on points, they can theoretically still catch JKT Queens.
The teams that finish third in the pools will battle it out for fifth position in the tournament on Friday, while the runners-up in each pool will play for third-place.
Saturday’s final between the top two teams in each pool will kick-off at the Azam Complex Stadium at 18:00.
The tournament is live on CAF’s YouTube channel, CAF TV and can also be followed across CAF’s digital platforms through #U17GIFT2025
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
GROUP AJKT Queens 3 (Winifrida Gerald 26′, 33′, Janeth Matulanga 48′) Kenya Academy of Sports 0
Kenya Elite Junior Academy 6 (Emily Adhiambo 8′, Fleviah Khatenje 37′, Jane Sakwa 42′, Joan Ogolą 45′, 81′, Alice Wilson 51’og) City Lights FC 0
JKT Queens 2 (Lidya Kabambo 30′, Adija Sanyenge 60′) Kenya Elite Junior Academy 1 (Furaha Kifaru 66’og)
City Lights FC 1 (Rahma Dafalla 26′) Kenya Academy of Sports 5 (Joyangela Valencia 9′, Brenda Achieng 13′, Genevieve Mithel 45′, Mitshel Muthama 55′, Anna Khamis 60’og)
GROUP A P W D L GF GA GD PTS JKT Queens (Tanzania) 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6 Kenya Elite Junior Academy 2 1 0 1 7 2 5 3 Kenya Academy of Sports 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 3 City Lights FC (South Sudan) 2 0 0 2 1 11 -10 0
GROUP BTDS Girls 2 (Winifrida Mathias 60′, Mary Siyame 88′) Boni Consili Girls 0
TDS Girls 2 (Asha Omary 59′, Helena Mtundagi 76′) Aigle Noir FC 0
GROUP B P W D L GF GA GD PTS TDS Girls (Tanzania) 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 Aigle Noir (Burundi) 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 Boni Consili Girls (Uganda) 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
TOURNAMENT FIXTURESAll matches played at the Azam Complex StadiumGROUP A13 January, 15:00: Kenya Elite Junior Academy vs Kenya Academy of Sports
13 January, 18:00: JKT Queens vs City Lights FC
GROUP B14 January, 18:00: Boni Consili Girls vs Aigle Noir FC
FIFTH-PLACE PLAY-OFF
17 January, 15:00: Third in Group A vs Third in Group B
THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF
17 January, 18:00: Second in Group A vs Second in Group B
FINAL
18 January, 18:00: Winners Group A vs Winner Group B
