Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli will give each of the Taifa Stars players a parcel of land as reward for booking the nation’s place in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Taifa Stars thrashed Uganda 3-0 at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Sunday to end a 39-year wait for a place in the continental showpiece.
Simon Msuva, Erasto Nyoni, and Aggrey Morris scored a goal each to hand the side a ticket to Egypt in June.
After the historic feat, the side met the President at the State House on Monday, who has awarded them with a piece of land each in Dodoma.
“I didn’t have a plan to call the team to State House because they lost to Lesotho, a small country. On the match day, I opted to watch the game from home, as I was afraid we would be embarrassed again. But all the pain is gone now after the win over Uganda,” Magufuliwass quoted by ITV Tanzania.
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