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Tanzania have confirmed participation in the2015 COSAFA Cup tournament to be staged in South Africa’s North West province from May 17-30 .

Tanzania football Federation(TFF) President Jamal Malinzi confirmed to Soka25east.com that Taifa stars will participate and will begin preparation on Monday 11^th May in Dar Es Salaam before travelling to South Africa.

“Yes I can confirm we will be participating in the Cosafa cup in South Africa and the team will embark on training on Monday when coach Mart Nooj will set up a vigorous training camp ahead of the teams travel to South Africa”Jamal Malinzi said

With West African powerhouse Ghana and East African nation Tanzania joining the field to replace COSAFA sides Angola and Comoros Islands, who will not be competing this year, there will be added razzmatazz to an event picked out by Fifa president Sepp Blatter as the best regional tournament in the world.

Tanzania the only team from East Africa will use the tournament to also prepare for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers that begin in June 2015.

COSAFA CUP DRAW

Group A

Namibia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mauritius

Group B

Lesotho, Tanzania, Madagascar, Swaziland

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com