Veteran goal-getter John Bocco is back in the senior national team after a year of absence, with senior players Shomari Kapombe and Mohamed Hussein left out of the fullback positions.
Taifa Stars went to Tunisia yesterday for their training camp ahead of their must-win encounter against Algeria.
The game is a must-win for Tanzania's envoys so they can increase their chances of qualifying for the 2023 AFCON finals- a championship Tanzania participated in for the last time in 2019 in the showdown hosted by Egypt.
Tanzania is currently sitting second in Group F with seven points, trailing already-qualified Algeria which has collected 15 points.
Uganda, also in contention for a place in the AFCON finals, is in third place with four points while bottom-placed Niger has collected two points after five ties.
The coming game is a must-win for Tanzania which had two losses in its campaign, which came in fixtures against Algeria and Uganda.
Taifa Stars full squad:
Goalkeepers: Beno Kakolanya (Singida Fountain Gate FC), Metacha Mnata (Yanga), and Erick Johora (Geita Gold FC).
Defenders: Dickson Job (Yanga), Abdi Banda (Richards Bay-South Africa), Bakari Mwamnyeto (Yanga), Ibrahim Bacca (Yanga), Kennedy Juma (Simba SC), Lameck Lawi (Coastal Union), Haji Mnoga (Aldershot Town, England), Abdulmalick Zakaria (Namungo FC).
Midfielders: Himid Mao (El-Mahalla- Egypt), Mzamiru Yassin (Simba SC), Novatus Dismas (Zulte Waregem- Belgium), Jonas Mkude (Yanga), Ben Starkie (Basford United-England), Mudathir Yahya (Yanga), Sospeter Bajana (Azam FC), Morris Abraham (FK Spartak Subotica- Serbia).
Strikers: Simon Msuva (JS Kabylie- Algeria), Abdulhamis Suleiman (Azam FC), Kibu Dennis (Simba SC), Mbwana Samatta (PAOK Salonika- Greece).
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