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“In 10 minutes, we will have scored the first goal and that is when Chiefs must forget about everything because the match will be over by then. With attacks by Luis Miquissone, Clatous Chama, and Bernard Morrison, the opponent must collapse.” Manara also revealed their slogan ahead of the meeting against the Premier Soccer League side in Dar es Salaam. “We have prepared but to get results we will depend on the feet of Joash Onyango and his company. Do or Die Season Two is our slogan,” h...

Ex-Orlando Pirates star joins Simba in time for Kaizer Chiefs clash A former Bucs star midfielder has joined Tanzanian giants Simba SC in time for Saturdays CAF Champions League match against Kaizer Chiefs. CAF Champions League match against Kaizer Chiefs. Kick-off for the encounter is at 6PM SA time. However, Simba made it clear, at the time, that Morrison would join his teammates in South Africa as soon as his paperwork was sorted. Now, it has been reported that Morrison is in South Africa a...

Goal. “The Mainland league is a marathon, you fight to win and get points and whoever get more points at end of the season, wins the title, but in Champions League it is a knockout competition, you win you proceed to the next stage, you lose you are knocked out, so this are two different competitions and not playing against Yanga will not affect us at all. “So we always prepare differently when playing in the two competitions and we have already forgotten what happened against Yanga, we res...

"First of all, we have to show respect to them. Chiefs are not as easy as some may feel, they are a very strong side who play a high-intensity game and our first assignment is to ensure we lower the tempo." Mnyama arrived in South Africa on Monday, five days ahead of the match. The former Taifa Star is impressed with the way the 21-time Tanzania Mainland League champions have been training and is hopeful of getting a favourable result ahead of the second leg at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar...

A source with the team has, however, told Goal the two have started to work on their visas and they will link up with the team soon in South Africa. “It is true Pascal [Wawa] and Adel [Zrane] remained behind in Kenya because they had some small issues with their paperwork especially the visas but we left them behind to sort the problem,” the source told Goal. “I am confident it will be sorted out and they will link up with us here in Johannesburg, it is nothing big to worry about becaus...

May 12, 2021 - 03:25 pm By Staff Reporter Kaizer Chiefs CAF Champions League opponents Simba SC of Tanzania landed in South Africa on Tuesday ahead of their quarter-final meeting on Saturday. Simba have chosen not to take any chances and have decided to arrive early to acclimatise to the conditions to the wintry conditions in Johannesburg.  They held their first training session in Johannesburg last night as they sought to adjust to the weather conditions that they will play u...

Ahead of their first-leg meeting against the South African club at FNB Stadium on Saturday, Bocco has revealed Simba deserved to qualify because of their determination and the targets they had set for the season. “I have a strong belief we did not reach the quarter-finals by luck but we reached the stage because of the hard work we did and because of our determination to do well in the competition,” Bocco told Goal before the team boarded the plane for Johannesburg. “When the season kick...

Simba coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa has acknowledged they have been given a tough draw but insisted their target is to win all the trophies on offer this season. “If we want to win the FA Cup then we would say Dodoma is a good draw but until now we have to fight against Dodoma, firstly it is a tough team and even if we won against them two times this season, I know they are a tough team and it is not easy to win against Dodoma,” Gomes told Simba Online TV. “If we qualify we play against Azam...

“As days go by, Yanga are getting better in the defensive area as is the case with Simba. Abdallah Shiabu [of Yanga] is improving and he can stop Simba during the game regardless of their attacking power.” On his part, former Yanga striker Morris said that although Simba boast good midfielders, their slowness at the back could be exploited by Yanga on Saturday. Clatous Chama, Larry Bwalya, Bernard Morrison and Luis Miquissone have been the preferred men for Simba in the midfield while Serg...

‘Kwani Wao Wanasemaje?’ (what is the other side saying) is the current line of online engagement between the red zone (read Simba fans) and the green zone (the Yanga SC support base).  The derby carries a lot of stakes with it given that a win will help Simba widen the gap at the top and a victory for the Jangwani club will be a huge step towards reclaiming the top spot as they hope to win the league title they last lifted three seasons ago. Timu ya Wananchi must be on top of their game...