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Afcon: Tanzania set for Senegal showdown

Tanzania communication and media officer Clifford Ndimbo says the Taifa Stars are gearing up for their opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations game against Senegal on Sunday.

The East Africans were one of the early arrivals in Egypt and have played two friendly games in preparation for the Afcon finals.

Emmanuel Amuneke’s men lost 1-0 in their first warm-up game against the host nation, the Pharaohs, at Alexandria’s Borg El-Arab Stadium last Thursday.

On Sunday, they drew 1-1 with Zimbabwe in their final friendly game, with Mbwana Samatta’s strike cancelling out Knox Mutizwa’s first-half effort at El Sekka El Hadid Stadium in Cairo.