{"id":25970,"date":"2021-03-27T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=25970"},"modified":"2021-03-27T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:03:07","slug":"former-azam-fc-defender-turns-to-beach-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/former-azam-fc-defender-turns-to-beach-soccer","title":{"rendered":"Former Azam FC defender turns to beach soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania: <\/strong>FORMER Azam FC and national side &#8216;Taifa Stars&#8217; defender, Said Mourad, has turned to beach football, with the player being one of those selected for the national beach soccer team&#8217;s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Mourad, who has not been seen in neither the Premier League nor First Division League (FDL) for a long time, is among the 23 membes of national beach soccer team that will have two matches to qualify for the\u00a0 Africa Cup of Nations&#8217; finals.<\/p>\n<p>The national beach soccer team will confront Burundi on March 30 and April 2.<\/p>\n<p>Boniface Pawasa, national beach soccer team&#8217;s coach, said that they have decided to include Mourd due to the many technical qualities he has that enabled him to do well in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Morad&#8217;s great reputation is his ability to defend well when he plays against opposing outfits,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Pawasa added: &#8221;He has moreover been making good use of the ball, so, he will help us a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed: &#8221;He is also a fit player and this game really needs someone to be fit so I believe Morad will help us in that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pawasa further disclosed Mourad has international experience so he will add quality to the team especially for youngsters who have never been challenged in international matches.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, noted as the defender is still a newcomer to the game, there are a few tactics they are adding to him and he believes if the player gets used to them, he will be a dependable player in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the coming match against Burundi, Pawasa said they have high hopes of doing well despite the competition they will face.<\/p>\n<p>He noted: &#8220;Burundi are a good team and they have been showing a lot of competition every time they play and so we need to plan well considering there are many new players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He insisted: &#8221;I, though, believe we will be fine and we will knock them out of the qualifiers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Winners of the two-leg qualifiers between Tanzania and Burundi will secure a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations&#8217; finals, to be played in Senegal in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: FORMER Azam FC and national side &#8216;Taifa Stars&#8217; defender, Said Mourad, has turned to beach football, with the player being one of those selected for the national beach soccer team&#8217;s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. 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