Tarryn Allarakhia, Yan Dhanda, Hamza Choudhury, Simranjit Singh Thandi, Adil Nabi, and Zidane Iqbal have all experienced a great deal of excitement in the Beautiful Game since the year’s beginning.
This weekend, Allarakhia, an attacking midfielder for Westfield, could play against Liverpool’s sensational Mohamed Salah before departing for Tanzania to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Allarakhia, a star player in the National League, was named to Tanzania’s 25-man AFCON squad. H
e and his international teammates landed in Cairo on Wednesday for a pre-tournament training camp that will end with a friendly match against Egypt’s Mohamed Salah.
With mixed Indian and East African ancestry, the East Londoner is set to earn his international debut before perhaps making his first appearance at the AFCON.
Allarakhia, who has played for Woking, Aveley, and Colchester United among other teams, will make history if he plays at the Africa Cup of Nations by being the first player from Wealdstone to do so.
Tanzania faces a formidable group that includes Zambia, Morocco, the 2022 World Cup semifinalists, and the two-time AFCON champions, DR Congo.
