South Asians in Football Weekly: Wealdstone's Tarryn Allarakhia could face Liverpool's Mohamed Salah before Tanzania AFCON 2023 adventure
The turn of the year has brought plenty of excitement for Tarryn Allarakhia, Yan Dhanda, Hamza Choudhury, Simranjit Singh Thandi, Adil Nabi and Zidane Iqbal in the Beautiful Game; our resident expert Dev Trehan brings you the details in the latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly
Image:Tarryn Allarakhia could make his international debut against Egypt and Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah
The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after an exciting turn of the year for the players...
Wealdstone attacking midfielder Tarryn Allarakhia could line up for a dream international debut and a clash with Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah this weekend, ahead of jetting off to the Africa Cup of Nations with Tanzania.
National League sensation Allarakhia has been included in Tanzania's 25-player AFCON squad, and arrived in Cairo with his international team-mates on Wednesday for a pre-tournament training camp which culminates in a friendly against Salah's Egypt.
The East Londoner, who has mixed Indian and East African heritage, is now poised to make his international debut ahead of a potential first AFCON appearance at this year's tournament in the Ivory Coast, which kicks off next week.
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If Allarakhia - who counts counts Woking, Aveley and Colchester United among his former clubs - gets on the pitch, he will become the first Wealdstone player ever to feature at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Tanzania have a tough group where they will come up against Zambia, 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, and two-time AFCON champions DR Congo.
Iqbal trains in Abu Dhabi ahead of Asian Cup
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Sky Sports News exclusively revealed last month the FC Utrecht midfielder, whose mother is Iraqi and father is Pakistani, was set to be recalled by Iraq for the 24-team tournament in Qatar, kicking off on January 12.
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Iraq play South Korea in a friendly on Saturday ahead of departing for the tournament, where they play Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam in the Asian Cup group stages.
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Manchester United's Zidane Iqbal said he is proud of his diverse heritage and upbringing as he prepared to make his international debut for Iraq away in Iran (courtesy of MUTV)
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Zidane Iqbal paid tribute to his friends, family and coaches on social media after becoming the first British South Asian to play for Manchester United in club history.
Simranjit Singh Thandi says he feels honoured to join Doxa Katokopias after completing a move to the club until the end of the season.
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"It's an honour to join this fantastic club," Singh Thandi told Sky Sports News after his unveiling.
"I cannot wait to get started and help my team-mates and the club move forward."
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Simranjit Singh Thandi told Sky Sports News' Dev Trehan back in 2020 that watching former Leicester City youth team-mates Harvey Barnes and Hamza Choudhury flourish is a source of motivation for him.
Singh Thandi is a product of the Leicester City academy where he played alongside Harvey Barnes, Hamza Choudhury and Luke Thomas, before going on to turn professional at Stoke City.
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Former England youth international Nabi scored for the club in their last game, smashing into the top left corner from the penalty spot against Singh Thandi's former side AEK Larnaca.
Choudhury captains record-chasing Foxes
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Hamza Choudhury has enjoyed a memorable turn of the year after captaining Championship leaders Leicester for their trip to South Wales to take on Cardiff City.
Starting once again at right-back, the British-Bangladeshi baller put in a commanding display as Leicester ran out 2-0 winners to consolidate their relentless march at the top of the table.
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Hamza Choudhury signed a new contract last year and opened up to LCFC TV about his journey at the club and his desire to get Leicester City back in the Premier League.
Speaking after skippering the Foxes to victory against Cardiff, Choudhury said: "The manager (Enzo Marsca) is amazing, the squad we've got is amazing, and the team spirit - most importantly - is amazing.
"The style of football we play now is very attractive. It's a great start [in the first half of the season]. There is a lot more football to be played, but we're excited."
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Watch highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Huddersfield Town.
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Ross County's Yan Dhanda scored this sublime free-kick against Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.
Yan Dhanda offered a timely reminder of his credentials with a sensational strike to score Ross County's last goal of 2023.
Birmingham-born Dhanda put Ross County 2-0 up away at Hearts, with a sumptuous free-kick which drifted in from wide and into the top right corner, beating motionless Hearts goalkeeper Zander Clark all ends up.
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Watch all the angles as Yan Dhanda scored directly from a corner against Hearts' fierce Edinburgh rivals Hibs in the Scottish Premiership last season.
The free-kick capped a fine performance from former Swansea attacking midfielder Dhanda, who was given a rating of 8.0 by WhoScored and named player of the match.
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Yan Dhanda joins people from across the game celebrate Sky Sports’ groundbreaking work and commitment to British South Asians in Football.
Dhanda, who was named as the County Corner's player of the season last term, has entered the final six months of his Staggies contract.
The British-Indian is now free to talk to clubs outside of Scotland about a free transfer move in the summer.
