 Msolla has made major changes for Benin game |
Tanzania have axed nine players ahead of this weekend's Nations Cup qualifier against Benin in Cotonou. Coach Mshindo Msolla has made the drastic changes, after the side's fourth straight defeat in the qualifiers two weeks ago against Zambia.
The Taifa Stars lost 2-0 in Lusaka and they will be seeking their first points on Saturday.
Suspended Athumani Machupa and Joseph Kaniki are among the nine players dropped.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Juma Kaseja, Farouk Ramadhan (both Simba).
Defenders: Victor Costa (Simba), Omar Kapilima, Mecky Maxime (both Mtibwa Sugar), Abubakar Mtiro (Young Africans), Boniface Pawasa, Said Sued (both Simba).
Midfielders: Christopher Alex, Yusuf Macho, Selemani Matola (all Simba), Ali Mayai, Waziri Mahadhi (Young Africans), Gaudence Mwakimbe (Tukuyu Stars).
Strikers: Tito Andrew (Mtibwa Sugar), Emmanuel Gabriel, Stephen Mapunda (both Simba), Fred Kherry Morris (Young Africans), Oswald Morris (Prisons), Ulimboka Mwakingwe (Simba), Joseph Mwanakusha, Karume Songoro (both Kahama), Ali Yusuf (Vijana).