Saturday, November 10, 2007

Stars off to Shinyanga


The mainland national soccer team, Kilimanjaro Stars, are expected to leave for Shinyanga this morning to prepare for the regional tourney.

Tanzania mainland is one of the 11 countries which their teams will compete in the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup which will be staged from December 8-22 in Dar es Salaam.

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Secretary-General, Frederick Mwakalebela, said yesterday that the team would train in Bulyanhulu before returning to Dar es Salaam on November 15 to prepare for friendlies.

Players who form the Kilimanjaro Stars are Ally Mustapha, Himir Tale and Saidi Mtupa, Shabani Dihule, Frank Mutego, Salum Sued, Bakari Nzige and Aloyce Adam.

Others are Meshack Abel, Saidi Sued, Amir Maftah, Stephano Mwasika, Juma Jabu, Henry Joseph, Erasto Nyoni and Shabani Nditi.

There are also Casthori Mumbala, Dennis Mukebezi, Nizar Khalfan, John Kanakamfumu, Samuel Ngassa, Misango Magae, Mokili Lamboss, Vicent Barnabas, Danny Mrwanda, Mike Chuma, Uhuru Selemani, Kigi Makasi and Suleiman Misenghi.

Other countries which will compete in the championship organized by the Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Zanzibar, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Burundi, Sudan and Djibouti.

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