TP Mazembe duo of Mbwana Samatta and Thomas Ulimwengu have been named in Tanzania starting XI to face Malawi this evening in the FIFA World Cup preliminaries at the National Stadium, Dar.

The deadly two orchestrated Al Merreikh fall in the CAF Champions League over the weekend with Samatta netting a brace to see the Congo DR side sail to the finals on 3-4 aggregate.

The back line will be marshaled by Yanga skipper Nadir “Carnavaro” Haroub with Ali Mustafa standing between the posts.

The XI:

1:Ali mustafa
2:Shomari kapombe
3:Mwinyi haji ngwali
4:Kelvin yondani
5:Nadir haroub
6:Himid mao
7:Mrisho ngasa
8:Said ndemla
9:Mbwana samata
10:Thomas ulimwengu
11:Farid musa

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