The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
Majuto Omary
2 November 2009
National Soccer team, Taifa Stars will play Yemen on November 8 in Sana'a after their November 5 encounter with Egyptian Pharaohs in Aswan.
Tanzania Football Federation (T FF) Secretary General, Fredrick Mwakalebela said that the team would play two matches before returning home after November 11.
Mwakalebela said the matches are build up events for the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup.
He said that the host teams will foot the expenses of the matches as they are also facing tough challenges ahead
Pharaohs are gearing ahead of the 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers ahead Algeria in Algiers. The match is crucial for both teams. Algeria need only a draw to reach the stage while Egypt needs big margin victory so as to qualify for the finals.
"It is good opportunity to our team to reach the stage and team is expected to leave the country on Wednesday (tomorrow) to Cairo with the contingent of 29 people," said Mwakalebela.
The team's head coach, Marcio Maximo said he would use the squad minus three professionals who have failed to turn up due to unavoidable reasons.
Meanwhile, FIFA has asked soccer stakeholders in the country to buy tickets for the 2010 world cup in South Africa online.
The body earlier asked the stakeholders to send their applications to the respective soccer bodies before the changes.
Mwakalebela said that all instructions about buying the tickets are available at FIFA's website and TFF is ready to assist those who want to buy them.
About 200 soccer fans in the country applied for the tickets ahead of the South Africa's biggest soccer tournament in the world.
Last tournament, FIFA offered Tanzania 240 tickets for the soccer fans to attend the matches.
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