Tanzania striker Mbwana Samatta has been named in the Taifa Stars squad to face DR Congo in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying double header.

The Taifa Stars will face-off against the table-toppers of their group, which to all those still in the dark is Group H. Group H consists of the DR Congo, Tanzania, Guinea, and Ethiopia.

With only two games of the qualifiers having been played, the DR Congo is comfortably ensconced in first place in the group with six points while the Taifa Stars are in second place with four points.

It should be acknowledged that if the DR Congo can see off the Stars in the former’s backyard, then this would be a heavy blow to the Taifa Stars’ chances of successfully progressing to the 2025 AFCON finals.