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JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – EQUATORIAL Guinea will replace Tanzania in the COSAFA Cup Zambia 2013 field after the latter were forced to withdraw.
The Taifa Stars became ineligible for the tournament as it clashed with a revised date for their African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Uganda in July.
COSAFA President, Sukethu Patel, confirmed the changes.
“We are disappointed to lose Tanzania for this event because they are an exciting team which has achieved a lot in the last few years.
"But we understand their reasons and wish them well in their CHAN qualifier. We are, however, delighted to have Equatorial Guinea as part of the field. They will add another exciting element to the competition,” Patel said.
Equatorial Guinea will take Tanzania’s place in Group A alongside Namibia, Mauritius and Seychelles.
The East African nation was set to make their second visit to the Southern African regional championship that runs from July 6-20 after appearing in the inaugural tournament in 1997.
There will be another East African guest nation at the tournament, with Kenya set to take part in Group B alongside Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
The COSAFA Cup makes a return to the international football calendar for the first time in four years after the last event that was staged and won by Zimbabwe in 2009.
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Sports Reporter
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – EQUATORIAL Guinea will replace Tanzania in the COSAFA Cup Zambia 2013 field after the latter were forced to withdraw.
The Taifa Stars became ineligible for the tournament as it clashed with a revised date for their African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Uganda in July.
COSAFA President, Sukethu Patel, confirmed the changes.
“We are disappointed to lose Tanzania for this event because they are an exciting team which has achieved a lot in the last few years.
"But we understand their reasons and wish them well in their CHAN qualifier. We are, however, delighted to have Equatorial Guinea as part of the field. They will add another exciting element to the competition,” Patel said.
Equatorial Guinea will take Tanzania’s place in Group A alongside Namibia, Mauritius and Seychelles.
The East African nation was set to make their second visit to the Southern African regional championship that runs from July 6-20 after appearing in the inaugural tournament in 1997.
There will be another East African guest nation at the tournament, with Kenya set to take part in Group B alongside Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
The COSAFA Cup makes a return to the international football calendar for the first time in four years after the last event that was staged and won by Zimbabwe in 2009.
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