Tanzania Premier league ends with surprising results

DAR ES SALAAM,  Tanzania 

The 2023/24 season of the NBC Tanzania Mainland Premier League has ended today with Azam FC finishing second behind the champions, Yanga while the giants, Simba SC finished third and Coastal Union fourth.

Azam FC finished in second place after a 2-0 victory against JKT Tanzania with goals from Yeisson Mandoza in the 58th minute and Feisal Salum Abdallah in the 71st minute at the Nyankumbu Secondary Stadium, Geita.

Simba has finished where it was, the third place despite a 2-0 victory also against JKT Tanzania, the goals of Saido Ntibanzokiza in the 88th minute with Ande Essomba Onana's penalty in the 90th minute +2 at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

The results mean that Azam finished with 69 points, just exceeding the average of Simba SC goals - all behind Yanga who finished with 80 points after a 4-1 victory against Tanzania Prisons today at Azam Complex Stadium, Chamazi in Dar es Salaam.

Yanga's goals today were scored by Burkinabe, Stephane Aziz Ki in the 11th, 12th and 79th minutes, the other was scored by Zambian, Kennedy Musonda in the 52nd minute, while Tanzania Prisons was scored by Beno Ngassa in the fifth minute.

The Premier League champion and the second winner qualify for the African Champions League and the third and fourth winners go to the African Confederation Cup.

In addition, Burkinabe attacking midfielder Stephane Aziz emerged as the top scorer with 21 goals ahead of Azam FC star, native Feisal Salum who scored 19 goals.

Other Premier League matches results today were; Coastal Union drew goalless with KMC at Mkwakwani Stadium in Tanga, Namungo beat Tabora United 3-2 at Majaliwa Stadium, in Lindi region, Mashujaa FC beat Dodoma City 3-0 at Lake Tanganyika Stadium in Kigoma  , Ihefu SC beat Mtibwa Sugar 5-1 at Liti Stadium in Singida and Kagera Sugar beat the locals, Singida Fountain Gate 3-2 in Mwanza.

As a result, the teams of Mtibwa Sugar and Geita Gold have bid farewell to the Premier League, while Tabora United and JKT Tanzania have to go for playoff in home and away and the overall winner will remain in the Premier League, the loser will go to face Biashara United who qualified from the Championship to try again to return  back to the Premier League.