Tanzania’s “Taifa Stars” coach Charles Benjamin Mkwasa has named a team of 29 players for a one week camp in preparation for AFCON 2017 qualifier match against Nigeria next month.

The squad which consists of 5-foreign based players will head to camp starting Sunday August 9,2015 in Dar Es Salaam.

The foreign pros will later join the rest of the local based players for 10- days intensive training in Istanbul Turkey where they will play two build up matches against Libya and Kuwait.

Stars started their campaign on the wrong footing falling to giants Egypt 3-0 away in Cairo in June.

The Squad

Keepers: Ally Mustafa (Yanga SC), Aishi Manula (Azam FC).

Defenders: Shomari Kapombe (Azam FC), Michael Aidan (Ruvu Shooting), Juma Abdul, Mwinyi Haji (Yanga SC), Abdi Banda (Simba SC), Hassan Isihaka (Simba SC), Nadir Haroub, Kelvin Yondani (Yanga SC).

Midfielders: Himid Mao, Frank Domayo, Mudathir Yahya (Azam FC), Salum Telela (Yanga SC),Said Ndemla (Simba SC).

Strikers: Orgenes Mollel (Aspire – Senegal), Abdrahman Mbambi (Mafunzo), Deus Kaseke, Saimon Msuva (Yanga SC), Ramdhani Singano, Farid Musa (Azam FC), John Bocco, Ame Ally (Azam FC),Rashid Mandawa (Mwadui FC).

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