International Call Up for Roberto Nditi

Roberto Nditi has been named in the Tanzanian squad for Africa Cup of Nations

‘Loons’ officials and the player himself received confirmation yesterday of Roberto Nditi’s selection in Tanzania’s squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be played in the Ivory Coast and due to commence on January 13th.

Roberto if he plays in any of Tanzania’s three Group F matches will be the first Forfar player to represent his country since fellow defender Odmar Faero made the first of his now fifty plus appearances for the Faroe Islands back in 2012.

Roberto whose own birthplace was Basingstoke in Hampshire qualifies for Tanzania on the parentage ruling and the popular full back both with his fellow players and Athies fans alike had heard in recent weeks that he was ‘in the frame’ to make the squad for the highly prestigious tournament.
He heads out to join his new international team mates on Boxing Day and will be away in Africa until late January at the very least.

The Taifa Stars are as they are known in their homeland are managed by Algerian Adel Amrouche and have one other UK based player in their squad, Haji Mnoga who plays for English National League side Aldershot Town.

This will be their fourth appearance in the final stages of the African Cup of Nations and they are drawn in Group F alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, high flying Morocco and Zambia.

Currently ranked 121st in the FIFA rankings, the dates for their three group fixtures are;-
v Morocco on 17th January
v Zambia on 21st January
v Dem Republic of Congo on 24th January

Roberto joined the ‘Loons’ in February of 2021 from English non league football, moving to Queen of the South for the duration of the following campaign, before returning to Station Park at the beginning of last season on a two year contract.

Everyone behind the scenes at Station Park are delighted as we are sure all fans will be as well with this recognition for Roberto and he will head off with the best wishes of all for the duration of the tournament and hopefully the winning of his first international cap.