Japan stop Tanzania in FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

_{The Serengeti Girls of Tanzania on Wednesday made a poor start in the on-going FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in India.}

_{Coach Bakari Shime’s team fell 4-0 to Japan in their opening Group D match played at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margoa.}

_{Making their debut in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the Serengeti Girls were unlucky to be reduced to ten players after Neema Paul Kinega was sent off after only 20 minutes.}

_{Later Jamapn who have featured seven times in the same World Cup scored through Uno Shiragaki to take a 1-0 first half lead. After recess the 2014 champions added three more goals coming from Mao Itamura, Ai Tsujisawa and Momoko Tanikawa.}

_{The Serengeti Girls were restricted in attack after the earlier red card. But head coach Shime made it clear after the match that playing at the World Cup is a learning lesson because they are facing experienced teams. “We shall hope to come back stronger in our remaining two matches,” added the Serengeti Girls head coach.}

_{Tanzania will next face France on October 15th, and take on Canada three days later. The two teams Canada and France settled for a 1-1 draw in another Group D match played on Wednesday.}