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“Already now with the games in hand, Simba have 70 percent chances of being crowned champions despite at one moment of the league Yanga had a nine-point advantage over Simba with the same number of games, the only hope for Yanga to stay in the battle for the title is to beat Simba.
“If Simba wins their two games in hand, then they will be 10 points in front of Yanga, and if Yanga loses the derby, they will have to pay attention for the second position on the log.”
Eymael has further said after the derby Yanga will have to play three matches away from home which will not be easy for them.
This will be the first
Kariakoo Derby for both coaches – Simba’s Didier Gomes Da Rosa, who joined the team on January 24 following the exit of Belgian Sven Vandenbroeck, and Yanga’s Nasreddine Nabi, who was appointed on April 23 after the club moved to sack Burundian Cedric Kaze owing to a series of poor performances.
Da Rosa has so far led Simba in 10 league matches without losing a single game, winning eight and drawing two matches - against Azam FC and Tanzania Prisons - both played at Mkapa Stadium.
On the continental scene, Da Rosa set a record with Simba after he guided them to the Champions League quarter-finals from a tough Group A, which also had African champions Al Ahly from Egypt, AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Al Merrikh of Sudan.
I do not know how Simba are going to plan for this game even though they have a good squad. They should not be certain that a win will go their way because, in such an encounter, one would not be intelligent to feel a victory is guaranteed, Lunymila told Azam TV. This, as usual, is going to be a very tough game. We should also accept the fact that Simba are currently in far better form but when it comes to the derby, many things change.
The former Tanzania international stated how pre-match promotions help to prepare players from both sides for the game whose emotions engulf the country for days before and after the actual game.
Shaken Yanga out to prove VPL title credentials
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Shaken Yanga out to prove VPL title credentials
RECORD time Vodacom Premier League champions Yanga are determined to prove their stark decline in form is not terminal when they host Biashara United in a league clash, which will take place in Dar es Salaam the afternoon.
Yanga players warm up before facing Kinondoni Municipal Council (KMC) FC in Vodacom Premier League match, which took place in Dar es Salaam recently. PHOTO: COURTESY OF YANGA
The league leaders winless run extended to three matches last weekend when held to a one-all draw by Kinondoni Municipal Council (KMC) FC.