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Tanzania names squad for Stars clash
Accra, Aug. 14, Ghanadot/GNA -
Tanzanian coach Marcio Maximo has announced a 23- man squad
which will take on Ghana’s Black Stars in an international
friendly scheduled for August 20 in Dar es Salaam.
Reports gathered by GNA Sports from a Tanzanian Sports
daily, The Daily News reports that talisman Abdi Kassim,
Emmanuel Gabriel, Ulimboka Mwakingwe and Danny Mrwanda were
left out of the squad.
Mrwanda was left out of the Taifa Stars squad because he is
a professional player and will not be of help to Maximo
since he will be preparing for their clash against Sudan in
the final rounds of the African Nation Championship (CHAN),
a competition reserved for footballers playing in the
domestic leagues of their respective countries.
The new entrants in the team include Simba’s Jabir Aziz,
Adam Kingwade, Amani Simba and Hassan Mgosi whose call was
motivated by his impressive output during the recent Kagame
Cup.
The Brazilian trainer said his selection is based on the
performance of the players, discipline and age as he
included seven members of the national U-17 squad whom he
said are to be giving the needed exposure and experience.
The team begins a six-day camping on Thursday, August 14 for
the clash with the West Africa giants.
The Taifa Stars occupy the third spot of Group One of the
joint 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with
two points behind Cameroon and Cape Verde on 10 and nine
points respectively after four games.
The Taifa Stars have no chance of qualifying for both
competitions.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Ivo Mapunda (Young Africans), Farouk Ramadhani
(Miembeni) and Simba Aman (Simba).
Defenders: Shadrack Nsajigwa, Amir Maftah, Fred Mbuna, Nadir
Haroub (Yanga), Juma Jabu, Kelvin Yondani, Meshack Abel (Simba)
and Salum Swed (Mtibwa Sugar).
Midfielders: Henry Joseph, Jabir Aziz, Adam Kingwande (Simba),
Athuman Iddi, Godfrey Boniface and Kigi Makasi (Yanga),
Shaaban Nditi (Mtibwa) and Nizar Khalfan (Moro United).
Strikers: Mussa Hassan, Uhuru Suleiman (Simba), Jerry Tegete
and Mrisho Ngasa (Yanga).
GNA
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