AFCON 2027Q: Tanzania hit by double injury blow ahead of Super Eagles clash

Tanzania’s Taifa Stars person suffered a large setback up of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying double-header against Nigeria, with cardinal players Clement Mzize and Dickson Job ruled retired done injury.

The duo, who failed to question with the remainder of the squad to Nigeria connected Monday for the Matchday Three fixture, are presently nursing injuries.

Tanzania Football Federation, TFF, Director of Media and Communications, Clifford Ndimbo, confirmed to The Citizen that some players had been permitted to stay astatine their club, Young Africans, to proceed their treatment.

Mzize and Job had lone precocious returned to enactment aft spending clip connected the sidelines, making their latest wounded setbacks a large stroke to the Taifa Stars.

Their lack means caput manager Miguel Gamondi volition person conscionable 22 players disposable for the two-legged brushwood against the Super Eagles.

Tanzania volition look Nigeria successful the Matchday Three clash astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium successful Uyo connected Friday earlier hosting the Super Eagles successful the instrumentality fixture connected Tuesday, November 17, astatine the Amaan Stadium.

AFCON 2027Q: Tanzania deed by treble wounded stroke up of Super Eagles clash