By Osoro Nyawangah, DAR ES
SALAAM Tanzania
Tanzania’s national football head coach, Adel Amrouche, has selected 53 players for the initial squad of the national team (Taifa Stars) for the Finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be held from January 13 to February 11 next year in Ivory Coast.
Taifa Stars represents
Tanzania in men's international football and is controlled by the Tanzania
Football Federation (TFF), the governing body for football in Tanzania.
According to The Confederation
of African Football (CAF), the number will be reduced to 27 players, although
only 23 will be allowed to play in this third finals for Taifa Stars following failed
attempts in 1980 (Nigeria) and 2019 (Egypt), both being removed from the group
stage.
Taifa Stars is grouped in
Group F with Morocco, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the statement released by TFF, the Algerian coach also opted to call players playing overseas to challenge local players in team selection.
Adel Amrouche |
Goalkeepers; Beno
David Kakolanya (Singida Fountain Gate), Aishi Salum Manula (Simba SC),
Aboutwaleeb Mshery (Yanga), Kwesi Zion Pira Kawawa (IFK Haninge, Sweden) na
Metacha Borniphace Mnata (Yanga SC).
Defenders;
Mohamed Hussein (Simba SC), Kennedy Wilson Juma (Simba SC), Dickson Nickson Job
(Yanga SC), Bakari Nondo Mwamnyeto (Yanga SC), Israel Patrick Mwenda (Simba SC),
Ibrahim Abdallah Hamad ‘Bacca’ (Yanga SC), Lusajo Elukaga Mwaikenda (Azam FC),
Nickson Clement Kibabage (Yanga SC), Haji Mnoga (Aldershot Town, England), Abdi
Hassan Banda (Richards Bay FC, Afrika Kusini), Zion Chebe Alban Nditi
(Aldershot Town, England).
Midfielders;
Novatus Dismas (FC Shakhar Donetsk, Ukraine), Edwin Charles Balua (Tanzania
Prisons), Abdulmalik Adam Zakaria (Namungo FC), Omar Abbas Mvungi (Nantes B,
Ufaransa), Muzamil Yassin Said (Simba SC), Sospeter Israel Bajana (Azam FC),
Baraka Gamba Majogoro (Chippa United, Afrika Kusini), Feisal Salum Abdallah
(Azam FC), Mudathir Yahya Abbas (Yanga SC), Morice Michael Abraham (RFK Novi
Sad, Serbia), Himid Mao Mkami (Talaea El Gish, Misri) na Ladaki Juma Chasambi
(Mtibwa Sugar).
Forwards;
Mbwana Ally Samatta (PAOK FC, Ugiriki), Saimon Happygod Msuva (JS Kabylie,
Algeria), Roberto Yohana Nditi (Forfar Athletic FC, Scotland), Kibu Denis
Prosper (Simba SC), Abdul Hamisi Suleiman ‘Sopu’ (Azam FC), Ben Anthony Starkie
(Basford United FC, England), Matheo Anthon Simon (Mtibwa Sugar), Kokola
Charles M'mombwa (Macarthur FC, Australia), Joshua Ibrahim Mwakasaba (Tusker
FC, Kenya), Clement Francis Mzize (Yanga SC). - Africa
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