Tanzania will get their COSAFA Cup group-stage campaign underway against Madagascar at the Free State Stadium on Saturday. The Taifa Stars have replaced Morocco in Group C and will play for the fourth time in the competition, while Barea did not participate in last year's edition.
The Taifa Stars were last in action in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Morocco in March and suffered a 2-0 loss. Interestingly, they have lost three of their four games in 2025 with a scoreline of 2-0.
Barea were also in action in the World Cup qualifiers in March. After a 4-1 away win over the Central African Republic, they lost 3-0 at home to Ghana a week later. They last participated in the competition in 2022 and made it to the quarterfinals.
Taifa Stars have lost their four games across all competitions in 2025 thus far and are yet to open their goalscoring account for the year. They have registered just one win in their last eight outings in this fixture.
Barea have won just two of their last 11 games across all competitions while suffering six losses. They have failed to score in three of their last five games and will look to improve upon that record.
Considering the current form of the two teams and recent history, a low-scoring draw will likely ensue.
Prediction: Tanzania 1-1 Madagascar
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least a goal to be scored in the second half - Yes