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'Taifa Stars fans want a win and will deliver it' - Ulimwengu

Tanzania winger Thomas Ulimwengu has promised fans a win over Burundi in an international friendly to be played on Sunday.

The Taifa Stars will be hosting the Swallows at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in preparations for the African Nations Championship (Chan) and the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The forward could also not hide his joy at getting a chance to play for the national team for the first time in almost a year.

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"Covid-19 has made things tough, we could not get a chance to play for the national team but here we are," Ulimwengu told reporters after arriving in the country on Tuesday afternoon from Democratic Republic of Congo outfit Tout Puissant Mazembe.