Yanga's number one goalkeeper Djigui Diarra has continued to secure a place in the Mali squad for the Afcon 2023 championship to be held in January 2024 in Ivory Coast
Yesterday Diarra stayed at the gate in a friendly game against Uganda, the hosts Mali leaving with a 1-0 victory
That was the fourth game in a row Diarra started in the Mali first team
In that game, Diarra stayed in goal for the entire 90 minutes while on the Ugandan side, Khalid Aucho was handed the captain's armband
Mali will play another friendly match on October 17 against Saudi Arabia while Uganda will face Zambia on October 17
Diarra and Aucho are among the 10 Yanga players who are on national team duties
Seven other players are in the Tanzania National Team while Stephane Aziz Ki is in the Burkina Faso National Team
The Stars squad that will face Sudan tomorrow Sunday in the game to be played in Saudi Arabia are Metacha Mnata, Nickson Kibagage, Dickson Job, Ibrahim Bacca, Bakari Nondo, Mudathir Yahya and Clement Mzize
