In an effort to increase their prospects of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast in January, Mozambique has chosen defender Edmilson of the Kaizer Chiefs and veteran Dominguez of Royal AM to their team to face Rwanda on Sunday.

As they compete for the final qualifying spot in the pool, Mozambique leads Benin and Rwanda by a slim margin with four points in Group L.

Senegal has already locked up first position and a spot in the finals, where they will be defending their title after defeating Mozambique home and away in the most recent round of qualifiers in March.

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The tough-tackling midfielder Kambala, formerly of Baroka but now representing Magesi in the National First Division, joins the DStv Premiership duo.

The team also includes Telinho, a winger who played for Ajax Cape Town in the 2013–14 campaign.

German-born David Malembane, who was chosen by coach Chiquinho Conde for the team and earned his lone previous cap against Cameroon in October 2021, is back.

The squad also includes four players with Portuguese residences.

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Fazito (Ferroviario Nampula), Ivane (Associacao Black Bulls), Victor Guambe (Costa do Sol)
Defenders: Bheu Januario (UD Songo), Chico (Costa do Sol), Danito (UD Songo), David Malembane (Lokomotiv Sofia, Germany), Domingos (Costa do Sol), Edmilson (Kaizer Chiefs), Martinho (Associacao Black Bulls), Mexer (Estoril, Portugal)
Midfielders: Abudo (Costa do Sol), Amadu (Associacao Black Bulls), Clesio Bauque (Zira, Azerbaijan), Dominguez (Royal AM, South Africa), Geny Catamo (Maritimo, Portugal), Gildo (Sporting Covilha, Portugal), Kambala (Magesi, South Africa), Shaquille (Ferroviario Maputo), Telinho (Ferroviario Nampula), Witi (Nacional, Portugal)
Forwards: Melque (Associacao Black Bulls), Stanley Ratifo (Pforzheim, Germany)