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Twiga Stars face Equatorial Guinea in Wafcon qualifier

The national women’s football team (Twiga Stars) players, Joyce Lema (left) and Clara Luvanga, vie for the ball during a training session at the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Kigamboni Technical Centre. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  Majuto Omary

Sports Reporter

Mwananchi Communications Ltd

What you need to know:

  • The winner on aggregate will progress to the next stage of the competition, where they will face the victor between Ethiopia and Uganda in October this year


Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's national women's senior football team, Twiga Stars, will face Equatorial Guinea today in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier.

The match is set to take place at the Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam, kicking off at 4pm.The two teams will meet again in the return leg on February 26.

Twiga Stars head coach Bakari Shime expressed confidence in his team, stressing that the players are well-prepared and determined to secure victory for Tanzania.

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“The players are ready for the match. We are facing one of the toughest teams in the competition,” said Shime.

“It’s my first time coaching against Equatorial Guinea, a team with impressive results in the qualifiers. We are not underestimating them,” he added.  

Shime stressed that the team is taking the match seriously, with victory as their primary target. 

He also called on football fans to fill the Azam Complex and support Twiga Stars.

The winner on aggregate will progress to the next stage of the competition, where they will face the victor between Ethiopia and Uganda in October this year.

Twiga Stars squad

The squad features top players, including Najat Abasi (JKT Queens), Asha Mrisho (Mashujaa Queens), Janet Shija (Simba Queens), Lidya Maximilian (JKT Queens), Noela Luhala (Asa Tel Aviv, Israel), Enekia Kasonga (Mazatlán FC, Mexico), Donisia Minja (JKT Queens), Juletha Singano (Juarez, Mexico), and Ester Maseke (Bunda Queens). Also in the lineup are Anastazia Katunzi (JKT Queens), Christer Bahera (JKT Queens), Ester Mayala (Simba Queens), Vaileth Nicholaus (Simba Queens), Joyce Lema (JKT Queens), Janeth Christopher (JKT Queens), Diana Lucas (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Hasnath Ubamba (FC Masar, Egypt), Malaika Meena (Bristol City Women, England), and Marry Siyame (Fountain Gate).

Other key players include Suzan Adam (Tutankhamun FC, Egypt), Maimuna Kaimu (ZED FC, Egypt), Aisha Masaka (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Oppa Clement (Juarez, Mexico), and Clara Luvanga (Al Nasr FC, Saudi Arabia). The squad is completed by Stumai Abdallah (JKT Queens), Winifrida Charles (Fountain Gate), Winifrida Gerald (JKT Queens), Asha Ramadhan (Yanga Princess), Aisha Mnunka (Simba Queens), and Jamila Rajab (JKT Queens).

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