This archive report was first published on 5 December 2019.
On December 5, 2019, Tanzania were crowned the 2019 Copa Coca Cola Under 16 Africa Cup champions after outclassing Zimbabwe 6-2 in the final at the M-Pesa Foundation Academy in Thika.
Julius Nyerere scored a hat-trick, while Mohammad Rai, Harouni Ndile, and Boniface Raphael each scored a goal for Tanzania. Inasio Perelo and Ronald Uziyaya scored for Zimbabwe in the 4th and 60th minutes respectively.
Tanzania's coach, Abel Mtweve, praised his team's performance, saying, "Looking back at the previous matches we have had a smooth run throughout. I'm glad our training has paid off and the boys stuck to our game plan and vengeance mission of taking the cup."
Zimbabwe's coach, Mathius Mauto, conceded defeat, saying, "Second place is not good but we used this event to better ourselves for other tournaments. Tanzania is definitely a better side compared to the other teams we played and I'm happy we got that challenge."
