Despite having a muted return to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) since his last call up, Tusker FC forward Ibrahim Joshua has been handed a call up to the Tanzania National Team.The lanky forward is yet to score a goal since making a return from the Tanzania squad that played against Central African Republic and Sudan in the friendlies staged in the last international break.Tusker’s deadly duo aim at double digitsThis becomes his second ever call up to the Taifa Stars squad after an impressive debut season with Tusker FC where he has managed to plunder eight goals thus far.The Brewers did not waste any time in congratulating their forward who joined the club in the off season transfer window from Tanzanian second tier side Ken Gold FC.“Hearty congratulations to Kijana wa Mama Samia Ibrahim Joshua after earning another call up to the national Tanzania football team ahead of the upcoming AFCON 2023 qualifiers,” read a statement from Tusker.Tanzania will kick off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Niger who will be looking to qualify for their third ever AFCON and will complete their international window with a fiendish clash against 2019 winners Algeria.Joshua will hope to make a timely return this time round from the international break after Tusker head coach Robert Matano was left fuming following his late arrival.Fuming Matano tears in Tusker forward terming him a ‘big joker’“He is a joker, big joker…very big joker! He is now an international player and it is Tusker that made him get the call up. He had never been called to the National team before and then you take your own time and fail to report back to work? That is very unprofessional and I’m not happy with the way he behaved,” said Matano.
