Tanzania head coach Salum Mayanga has exuded confidence Taifa Stars will advance to the third and final qualification round of 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

Taifa Stars will face Amavubi of Rwanda on Saturday 22 July evening at Kigali Stadium in Rwanda for the crucial second leg match which the team must win inorder to make it to the next round.

Mayanga led boys were held to a one all draw at home and despite that the coach lauded his players for the good performance.

“Allowing Amavubi to score an early away goal was a grave mistake on our part.”

“We played very well, dominated the game, had so many scoring opportunities to win the game but we could only manage a draw, which was not the result we were hoping for. Our main target is to make sure that we fix the mistakes on Saturday,” he explained in an interview with Times newspaper.

The winners between Rwanda and Tanzania will face either Uganda or South Sudan in the third and final qualification round next month where only eventual winners will qualify to represent the East and Central Africa Zone in CHAN 2018 finals, alongside hosts Kenya.