Author: SULEIMAN JONGO
AfricaPress-Tanzania: THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled referees who will officiate at Taifa Stars-Tunisia’s first leg match of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Friday in Tunisia.
According to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), the centre referee will be Helder Martins Rodrigues while the first assistant referee will be Jerson Emilliano Dos Santos.
The second assistant referee will be Ivanlido Meirelles.
The referees come from Angola.
Other match officials of the group J are Joao Amado Goma, who will be a substitute referee while the match commissioner will be Karam Kordy Fattah from Egypt.
Taifa Stars will face Tunisia in the first leg in Tunisia before hosting them in Dar es Salaam four days later.
Taifa Stars will however miss the services of its captain Mbwana Samatta who could not join the-three day camp in Turkey because of injuries.
Tanzania captain Mbwana Samatta is doubtful to face Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday.
According to reports from Istanbul where Taifa Stars are camping for the first meeting between the two sides this week, Samatta, who turns out for Fenerbahce, suffered an injury during the team’s last league match and will not be fit to represent his country.
The reports have further indicated Samatta could also miss the reverse fixture between the two sides set for Dar es Salaam on November 17. Samatta, who made a move to Fenerbahce after a half-a-season stay with Aston Villa, was among the foreign-based players summoned for the match, others being Simon Msuva, who turns out for Difaa El Jadida of Morocco, and Thomas Ulimwengu of TP Mazembe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Other members of the team are as follows: Goalkeepers: Juma Kaseja (Kinondoni Municipal Council FC), Metacha Mnata (Young Africans SC), Aishi Manula (Simba SC), David Mapigano (Azam FC). Defenders: Shomari Kapombe (Simba SC), Deus Kaseke (Young Africans SC), Mohamed Hussein (Simba SC), Brayson David (Kinondoni Municipal Council FC), Bakari Mwamnyeto (Young Africans SC), Abdallah Kheri (Azam FC), Himid Mao (ENPPI SC), Erasto Nyoni (Simba SC).
Midfielders: Ditram Nchimbi (Young Africans SC), Ally Msengi (Stellenbosch FC), Feisal Salum (Young Africans SC), Farid Mussa (Young Africans SC), Mzamiru Yassin (Simba SC), Iddy Suleiman (Azam FC), Thomas Ulimwengu ( TP Mazembe), Saidi Hamisi (Simba SC). Strikers: Mbwana Samatta (Fenerbahçe), Simon Msuva (Difaa El Jadida), John Bocco (Simba SC), Adam Adam (JKT Tanzania), Salum Abubakar (Azam FC).
