Tanzania, May 12 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has led Tanzanians in congratulating the Tanzania women's under-20 national football team, the Tanzanite Queens, after they made history by qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup finals to be held in Poland from September 5 to 27.

The Tanzanite Queens secured their place at the global tournament after defeating Cameroon women's national under-20 football team 2-0 in the second leg of the final qualification round on Sunday.

Goals scored by Mary Aaron and Hasnath Ubamba sealed a memorable victory for the young Tanzanian side, who overturned a first-leg deficit to qualify on aggregate for the first time in the country's history.

The achievement has been widely ...