TANZANIA'S national football team, Taifa Stars, will gauge preparations for next month's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Nigeria by playing an international friendly match against Libya in Turkey today.
The Stars, gunning for their first appearance in the Nations Cup finals in 35 years, are currently in Turkey for a weeklong camp which started on Monday as they prepare for the Super Eagles clash set for September 5 in Dar es Salaam.
According to reports from Kartepe District, Kocael Province in Turkey where the Stars are camping, all 21 players who travelled with the team are in good condition and ready for the Libya test.
Taifa Stars have been training rigorously since arriving in Turkey under the watchful eyes of the technical bench led by head coach Charles Boniface Mkwasa.
Mkwasa's charges held their first training session on Monday evening for one and a half hours in frosty weather and performed two sessions of workout on Tuesday and Wednesday.
