The new era under head coach Adel Amrouche began in impressive style on Friday afternoon, with Taifa Stars claiming a 1-0 victory in matchday three of Group F qualifiers played at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt.
Forward Simon Msuva combined well with right-back Dickson Job in the 68th minute to score the all-important goal that boosted Taifa Stars' qualification chances.
Taifa Stars are currently occupying second place in Group F, two points ahead of third-placed Niger who will host group leader, Algeria, in Tunisia.
Maximum points in the duel against Uganda would take Taifa Stars to seven points, meaning they would only need another home victory against Niger to qualify behind Algeria.
Taifa Stars took four points off Uganda over two 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on their way to qualifying for the finals for the second time in their history.
Playing in front of a passionate home crowd, Taifa Stars players will aim to repeat their 2018 feat when they defeated Uganda Cranes 3-0 to seal the historic 2019 AFCON ticket.
Ahead of today's game, Taifa Stars head coach Adel Amrouche summoned the Simba SC duo of right fullback Shomari Kapombe and left fullback Mohamed Hussein to boost his squad.
The development was confirmed on Sunday afternoon by the Tanzania Football Federation president, Wallace Karia, during a press briefing.
The duo was a surprise omission from Taifa Stars' original squad that beat the Uganda Cranes last week, but they are now expected to be part of Amrouche’s plans.
With his third goal in three consecutive games against Uganda's Cranes, Msuva is now closing in on 20 international goals and the former forward for Morocco Wydad Casablanca will certainly be one to keep an eye on.
On the flip side, wounded Uganda arrived in Dar es Salaam for today encounter, whilst placed at bottom of the Group F after notching one point from three matches.
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