DAR ES SALAAM, July 2 -- TWIGA STARS and Brighton & Hove Albion Women forward Aisha Masaka has announced she will miss the upcoming Womens Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) finals in Morocco due to a knee injury that has dashed her long-held dream of representing the country on the continental stage.

Masaka, who was expected to play a key role in Tanzanias WAFCON campaign, shared the news in a heartfelt Instagram statement, expressing both her pain and gratitude in the face of this significant setback.

“Its difficult to describe in words the pain I am feeling right now,” she wrote.

“But let me simply say, the WAFCON finals were a dream I had wished for, for a long time – a dream to wear my countrys jersey and fight...