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Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has urged her players not to take their 3-0 lead for granted when they take on Tanzania in the return leg of the penultimate round of the Olympics qualifiers. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images)

Banyana Banyana have more than one reason to put Tanzania to the sword on Tuesday night in the penultimate round of the Olympics qualifiers at Mbombela Stadium. 

The reigning African champions are eager to make up for the disappointment of failing to qualify for the Games in Tokyo by booking a ticket to the Paris showpiece that will be held in July until August this year. 

Banyana will go into this match with a 3-0 lead from the first leg in Dar es Salaam where they managed to tame the elements - playing against the win in the first half - and put one foot in the last leg of the qualifiers where they will take on familiar foes Nigeria in the fight to be one of two African representatives.