Senegalese striker Cheikh Touré scored twice, including one in stoppage time, as Young Africans beat Kagera River 4-0 on matchday 11 of the Tanzanian league.
Young Africans beat Kagera River 4-0 on matchday 11 of the Tanzanian league, according to misa-misa.com. The match was played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, which has a capacity of 60,000, according to wangzhezb.com.
Three players found the net: Sharulile, Mohamed Hosseini and Cheikh Touré, who scored twice.
The match settled in the first half
According to misa-misa.com, Sharulile opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Six minutes later, Mohamed Hosseini doubled the lead (33rd), giving his side a two-goal advantage before the break.
It took until the 88th minute for Cheikh Touré to make it 3-0, according to wangzhezb.com. The Senegalese struck again in second-half stoppage time, in the 90th+7 (misa-misa.com; wangzhezb.com), to seal the final score at 4-0.
Two late goals for Touré
The striker’s two goals came in the closing minutes, with the score already 2-0 since the 33rd minute.
Wangzhezb.com says Touré has 3 goals and is in the top 5 scorers in the Tanzanian league. The source does not specify when this tally was compiled, so it does not allow his current total or exact ranking to be established. The same source names Cleitus Chamasingha and Anuary Jabili, level on 4 goals apiece, as the top scorers; Chamasingha’s club is not confirmed.
Young Africans third, up against 15th place
Before this matchday, Young Africans sat 3rd in the table and Kagera River 15th, according to bifen.ip138.com. The same site reports that Young Africans had already beaten Kagera River 4-0 and 2-0 in previous meetings, without the sources giving details of those matches.
Matchday 12 of the Tanzanian league is not dated in the sources consulted.