Backed by a lively home crowd at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, the Taifa Stars dominated much of their Group B match to secure their first-ever opening victory having lost previous openers.
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Abdul Sopu’s calm first-half penalty set the tone, and Mohamed Hussein’s powerful header midway through the second half sealed the result.
Tanzania now leads a tough group including Burundi and the Central African Republic. Burkina Faso remains without an opening-day win in four CHAN debuts.
Despite substitutions, Burkina Faso couldn’t break through, and the co-hosts held firm to claim all three points.