The Tanzania national football team (Taifa Stars) has pitched camp in Cairo, Egypt ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025.
Taifa Stars are placed in Group C alongside Nigeria, Tunisia and Uganda for the tournament slated to run from December 21 to January 18, 2026 in Morocco.
The camp in Egypt, which started on Monday offers Taifa Stars an opportunity to acclimatise to conditions similar to those expected in Morocco, ensuring the players are prepared for the intensity of the tournament.
The Tanzanian team, who will be determined to qualify for the knock out stage, are under the watchful eye of Argentine Pablo Gamondi. In the squad are two experienced players Mbwana Samatta and Simon Msuva who ply their trade in France and Iraq respectively.
Also included is experienced forward Simon Msuva, currently playing in Iraq, after being part of the provisional squad. His experience and goal-scoring ability offer added attacking depth.
Taifa Stars will begin their AFCON campaign against Nigeria on December 23 in Fez, followed by fixtures against fellow CECAFA team Uganda on December 27 and Tunisia on December 30.
Taifa Stars full squad
Goalkeepers: Yakoub Suleiman (Simba SC), Hussein Masalanga (Singida BS), Zuberi Foba (Azam FC).
Defenders: Bakari Mwamnyeto (Young Africans SC), Shomari Kapombe (Simba SC), Lusajo Mwaikenda (Azam FC), Mohamed Hussein (Young Africans SC), Nickson Kibabage (Simba SC), Alphonse Mkabule (Shamakhi, Azerbaijan), Wilson Nnang (Simba SC), Novatus Dismas (Göztepe FC, Turkey), Kelvin Nashon (Tanda Jiji), Pascal Msindo (Azam FC), Haji Mnoga (Salford City, England), Dickson Job (Young Africans).
Midfielders / Forwards: Ibrahim Abdulla (Young Africans), Habibu Iddi (Singida BS), Tarrryn Allouche (Rochdale AFC, England), Charles Mombwa (Floriana FC, Malta), Morice Abraham (Simba SC), Feisal Salum (Azam FC), Ahmed Pipino (Azam FC), Abdul Suleiman (Azam FC), Iddi Selemani (Azam FC), Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre, France), Elias Maguli (Azam FC / Ufaransa), Shomari Lawi (Aalborg BK, Denmark), Simon Msuva (Al-Talaba, Iraq).
