Another change of tradition will see fans barred from entering the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium one hour to kick-off. Fans have also been advised to head to the stadium using Taifa Road as other roads will not be accessible.
“We have always witnessed fans streaming into the stadium when the match has already started. There is going to be an end to that tradition on Saturday and the gates shall be closed at 4:00 pm,” added the official.
“The exception will be applied to those who will be in the line already but anyone who will not be around there will not be allowed entry thereafter.”
TFF President Wallace Karia has told
Goal they will issue a statement on what forced the derby to be canceled and also moved to assure fans who had gained access to the match venue that their money was safe.
“We are going to issue a statement on what transpired to have the derby moved from the earlier set time and why it was postponed,” Karia told
Goal on Monday.
“For now, we don’t know what happened, and I cannot talk about it, but in regards to the fans who had purchased tickets for the match, I want to assure them their money is safe, it will not get lost and they will get a refund.
Match forfeiture as a prism to map out the colours that make up city
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Match forfeiture as a prism to map out the colours that make up city
REFUSAL by officials of Yanga to put the team on the ground following a rescheduling of the much awaited city derby with archrivals Simba SC was a massive letdown for millions of fans in the city and around the country waiting for the duel.
Yanga s keeper, Farouq Shikhalo (R), makes a save during his squad s Vodacom Premier League clash against Simba SC in Dar es Salaam recently.
Many radio stations in the city had little else to talk about since early hours of the morning if not indeed all of the past week, which was driven to an anti-climax when it was belatedly discovered that the fixture would mess up a presidential function in the city.
Simba SC coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa was surprised after the Kariakoo Derby against historical rivals Yanga SC at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium did not take place on Saturday.