Captain of Zambia’s U20 national team, Joseph Saboba Banda has been adjudged Man of the Match after his outstanding performance in their 1-0 win against Tanzania’s U20 national team.
The attacker started the Group A match for his team as they battle for a win in their third match at the 2025 CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
In the game played at Suez Canal Stadium, both teams put up an impressive performance in both halves.
Joseph Saboba Banda impressed with his performance and scored the only goal of the game to secure victory for Zambia.
For his efforts, he has been named Man of the Match.
Joseph Banda takes the honours. 🎖️
Man of the Match after a class performance.🇿🇲 @Football2gether | #TotalEnergiesAFCONU20 | #ZAMTAN pic.twitter.com/BXer9hj85u
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) May 6, 2025
In the first half of the match, both teams could have scored but failed to convert any of the chances that were created.
After recess, Zambia and Tanzania gave everything in their bid to find a way to score.
The game appeared to be heading for a draw until Zambia broke the deadlock in the 11th minute of added time.
A penalty awarded to the team was converted by Joseph Sabobo, sealing a dramatic win for Zambia to earn all three points.
This means Zambia are now second in the Group A standings with five points, just two points behind Sierra Leone in first position.
Tanzania, on the other hand, are bottom of the group standings with no points.
