Living true to his nickname, the Lion, Tusker FC head coach Robert Matano tore into his forward Ibrahim Joshua for failing to report on time back from international duty.The lanky forward was called into the Tanzanian National Team squad for the friendlies against Central African Republic and Sudan in the just concluded international break.Congratulations to our striker Ibrahim Joshua who has been handed a debut call up to the Tanzanian national team ahead of their upcoming friendly matches. @Tanfootball pic.twitter.com/JC3Jm4oDIz— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) March 15, 2022 Ibrahim missed the 1-1 draw against KCB FC on Saturday as he failed to jet back into the country in time for the game which Tusker dropped two crucial points in the title race.Matano did not hide his exasperation on the situation and called out the unprofessionalism from Ibrahim terming him as 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. Asike on the verge of completing Swedish moveIbrahim featured in both games for Tanzania as they registered a 3-1 win over Central African Republic and a 1-1 draw against Sudan.The forward has been a vital cog in Tusker’s wheel this season as he is currently their top scorer with eight goals after joining from Ken Gold FC in the Tanzanian second tier.Congratulations to our Tanzanian forward Joshua Ibrahim on making his debut for the national team, Taifa Stars. pic.twitter.com/EC1kPNv45l— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) March 24, 2022 Matano however admitted that Ibrahim was a lethal forward with his absence leaving Deogracious Ojok, David Majak and Jackson Macharia to shoulder the attack burden.“As you you know he (Ibrahim) is our top striker and Majak, who came back the over day has struggled with injuries together with Macharia and he’s (Ibrahim) not here so I’m not happy with him,” added Matano.
