Tanzania, June 9 -- Dar es Salaam. The Zanzibar national football team, popularly known as the Zanzibar Heroes, is set to face Uganda, nicknamed The Cranes, in an international friendly match on Friday at the New Amaan Complex.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 pm, according to Zanzibar Football Federation (ZFF) Secretary-General Hussein Ahmada Vuai, who described the fixture as a key part of preparations for both teams ahead of upcoming international assignments.

Uganda were originally scheduled to face the Tanzania national football team (Taifa Stars) in Marakesh, Morocco on June 5, but that match was postponed following a decision by Moroccan authorities due to sanitary and public health considerations.

The friendly against...