Despite having a muted season in the 2023-2024 Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) season, Tusker forward Joshua Ibrahim has been handed a call-up to the Tanzania Africa Cup of Nations Provisional Squad.The lanky forward has overcome injury setbacks suffered towards the conclusion of the 2022/2023 season though he is yet to hit the road for the Ruaraka beer makers.##NAJAVA_MECA_7755767##The former Ken Gold attacker, despite limited time in the league, has cut the 53-man squad as teams prepare to hand over the final list of players to juggle out for the prestigious continental showpiece with CAF recently disclosing that, each team will have a chance to submit a squad of 27 players.He had previously been called up for Tanzania’s World Cup qualifying fixtures against Niger and Morocco but did not make an appearance in either match.Joshua has earned three caps for the Taifa Stars with his first-ever cap dating back to March 2022 when he made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 3-1 friendly victory against Central African Republic and later was involved in their tie against the Sudan National Team.Tanzania’s provisional list for #AFCON2023 has got 7 UK based players including 2005-born Zion Chêbe Nditi of Aldershot Town Fc.Kenyan based Joshua Mwakasaba of @tusker_fc makes the squad. https://t.co/ByldFAPVft— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) December 20, 2023 The Taifa Stars will be making their third appearance in the 24-nation tournament with the last outing coming in 2019, when the competition was held in Egypt and were grouped alongside Kenya and Senegal. CONFIRMED: Kenya U20 star heading to Sweden for trialsIn the group stage, Tanzania will face off against their neighboring nations: Zambia’s ‘Chipolopolo’ and DR Congo’s ‘The Leopards.’ They will also compete against the formidable Moroccan team, The Atlas Lions, in Group F.Should Joshua make it to the final list, he will be the only export from the FKF Premier League in the continental showpiece set for Ivory Coast.The 34th edition of the biggest sports event on African soil will take place from 13 January to 11 February 2024 in Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouake, San Pedro, and Korhogo.Four EA countries to co-host CHAN 2024The opening game will feature hosts Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau on Saturday 13 January 2024 at Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe, in Abidjan.
