Qualifying results: Niger 1-0 1-1, Algeria 0-2 0-0, Uganda 0-1 1-0

Scorers: 2 - Simon Msuva; 1 - George Mpole

Rankings: 32 Africa, 121 world

Key player: Simon Msuva

Coach: Adel Amrouche (ALG)  

Previous appearances: 2 

Best placing: 1st rnd

Nickname: Taifa Stars

Squad (figure indicates shirt number)

Goalkeepers: 13-Beno Kakolanya (Singida Fountain Gate), 1-Kwesi Kawawa (IFK Haninge/SWE), 18-Aishi Manula (Simba)

Defenders: 4-Ibrahim Hamad, 5-Dickson Job, 14-Bakari Mwamnyeto (all Young Africans), 24-Abdi Banda (Richards Bay/RSA), 26-Miano Danilo (Telford Utd/ENG), 15-Mohamed Hussein (Simba), 20-Novatus Miroshi (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), 2-Haji Mnoga (Aldershot Town/ENG), 16-Lusajo Mwaikenda (Azam), 25-Abdulmalik Zakaria (Namungo)

Midfielders: 22-Kibu Dennis, 19-Mzamiru Yassin (both Simba), 8-Morice Abraham (Novi Sad/SRB), 11-Tarryn Allarakhia (Wealdstone/ENG), 17-Sospeter Bajana (Azam), 7-Himid Mao (Talaea El Gaish/EGY), 27-Mohammed Omar (Boreham Wood/ENG), 6-Feisal Salum (Azam), 3-Mudathir Yahya (Young Africans)

Forwards: 9-Cyprian Kachwele (Azam), 21-Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur/AUS), 12-Simon Msuva (JS Kabylie/ALG), 10-Mbwana Samatta (PAOK/GRE), 23-Ben Starkie (Ilkeston Town/ENG)