Tembo Queens prepare for African championships
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on HabariLeo
Tanzania’s women’s football team for players with disabilities, the Tembo Queens, has begun preparations for the African championships scheduled for December. According to Khalidi Msabaha, communications officer for the Tanzania Association of Football for the Disabled, players completed a first one-week training camp and are awaiting a response on funding for another camp.
The Tanzania Association of Football for the Disabled (TAFF) has begun preparing the Tembo Queens, the national women’s paralympic football team, for the African championships scheduled for December 2026, DailyNews Digital reports. Its communications officer, Khalidi Msabaha, said players from several regions had been brought together to form a competitive team.
Players from Dar es Salaam, Songwe and Pwani, among other regions, took part in a first one-week camp at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, focused on training and learning the game. The team is therefore set to draw on players recruited from different regions of the country.
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