Mbwana Samatta has become the first Tanzanian to feature in the Uefa Champions League as Genk take on Salzburg.
The striker shrugged off a knee injury to make Felice Mazzu’s squad for Tuesday evening’s opener against the Austrian Bundesliga outfit.
Deze jongens zullen starten tegen Salzburg. Come on boys! Zijn jullie er klaar voor? We gaan KNALLEN!! ud83dudc99ud83dudcaaud83dudcaaud83dudcaa #krcgenk #UCL #salgnk #samengenk pic.twitter.com/q8r30FaPwQ
— KRC Genk (@KRCGenkofficial) September 17, 2019
Samatta had been on the sidelines after copping his injury during the Taifa Stars’ World Cup qualifying clash against Burundi.