Tanzania National Team, the Taifa Stars, will be the only team from the CECAFA Zone that will play in the newly introduced 2024 FIFA Series.The FIFA Series are friendly matches that will be contested by national teams from different confederations, who don’t normally have the opportunity to play each other.##NAJAVA_MECA_7930056##The ultimate objective of the FIFA Series is to allow more international football interaction, making a concrete contribution to global football development.The pilot edition will feature 20-member associations playing in four locations across three continents. Read on to discover all the key details.Ahead of the full roll-out in March 2026, the pilot project will run from 18 to 26 March 2024. The forthcoming edition of the FIFA Series will feature national teams from all six confederations, and future installments are planned during every March international match window of even years.Matano calls for investment in youth programs to raise Kenyan football standardsThe Taifa Stars will battle a team from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Bulgaria and Mongolia from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) during the tournament slated for March 22-25th, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.The other African teams that will take part in the different FIFA Series include; Algeria, South Africa, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and the Central African Republic.Tanzania will open their campaign against Bulgaria on March 2nd at the Dalga Arena, the same day hosts Azerbaijan face Mongolia. The Taifa Stars will return to action on March 25th, 2024 against Mongolia, while Azerbaijan faces Mongolia.The FIFA Series, a friendly competition was first announced as a FIFA initiative in December 2022 under the name FIFA World Series and later confirmed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino on 16 March 2023 following his re-election as President during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.Former Harambee Stars coach Ghost Mulee urges Firat to address root causes of Kenyan League declineMeanwhile, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has confirmed that the Kenya national team, Harambee Stars will feature in a 4-Nations tournament that will also involve hosts Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to take during the upcoming FIFA international window between March 18-26th in Lilongwe.FIFA Series 2024 GroupingsFIFA Series: AlgeriaAlgeria (CAF)Andorra (UEFA)Bolivia (CONMEBOL)South Africa (CAF)FIFA Series: AzerbaijanAzerbaijan (UEFA)Bulgaria (UEFA)Mongolia (AFC)Tanzania (CAF)FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia ACabo Verde (CAF)Cambodia (AFC)Equatorial Guinea (CAF)Guyana (Concacaf)FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia BBermuda (Concacaf)Brunei Darussalam (AFC)Guinea (CAF)Vanuatu (OFC)FIFA Series: Sri LankaBhutan (AFC)Central African Republic (CAF)Papua New Guinea (OFC)Sri Lanka (AFC)
