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Afcon 2021 Qualifiers: Manula accepts Ndayiragije's Taifa Stars snub

Simba SC coach Aishi Manula has stated he does not harbour any bad feelings towards Tanzania coach Ettiene Ndayiragije for dropping him from the squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Taifa Stars, who have been drawn in Group J of the 2021 Afcon qualifiers, begin their campaign on Friday when they entertain Equatorial Guinea at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

While naming the provisional squad to face Equatorial Guinea and Libya, Ndayiragije overlooked the Simba keeper, preferring to go for the veteran Juma Kaseja of KMC, Metacha Mnata of Young Africans (Yanga SC) and David Mapigano of Kenyan champions Gor Mahia.