Simba firmly patched on top of Tanzania Vodacom league as arch rivals Yanga close in

by
Collins Okinyo
April 4, 2016

Tanzanian giants Simba are firmly patched on top of the Tanzanian Vodacom Premier league despite their match against Maji Maji on Saturday having been postponed .Simba have 57 points from 24 matches having won 18 drawn 3 and lost 3.

They are closely followed by bitter arch rivals Yanga who have 53 points from 22 matche having won 16 drawn 5 and lost 1.On Sunday they drubbed Kagera 3-1 to improve their chances of catching up with the leaders as the race for top honours hots up.

Azam who are the country’s representatives in the CAF Confed Cup are third on the log with 51 points having won 15 matches drawn 6 and lost 1.

Kagera Sugar and Ruvu Stars are deep in relegation zone with 26 and 25 points respectively .

Sat		02/04/16	Maji Maji				PSTP				Simba
			Mbeya City				4 – 0				Coastal Union
			Mwadui				1 – 2				Mtibwa Sugar
Sun		03/04/16	Young Africans				3 – 1				Kagera Sugar
			Toto Africans				1 – 1				Azam
			Stand United				2 – 0				JKT Mgambo
			Ndanda				0 – 0				Tanzania Prisons
			Ruvu Stars				1 – 0				African Sports
Wed		06/04/16	Young Africans				PSTP				Mtibwa Sugar
			Azam				06 : 00				Ndanda
			Maji Maji				06 : 00				Coastal Union
#	Team			MP	W	D		L	F	A		D	P	Last 5 matches	H2H
1	Simba			24	18	3		3	43	13		+30	57	W W W W L
2	Young Africans			22	16	5		1	54	12		+42	53	W W D W W
3	Azam			22	15	6		1	38	14		+24	51	D W D D W
4	Mtibwa Sugar			23	12	6		5	28	16		+12	42	W L W W L
5	Tanzania Prisons			25	10	10		5	22	20		+2	40	D W L D W
6	Mwadui			24	9	7		8	23	21		+2	34	L D D L W
7	Stand United			25	10	4		11	22	22		+0	34	W D L L L
8	Mbeya City			25	7	6		12	27	33		-6	27	W L L W L
9	Toto Africans			25	6	9		10	23	34		-11	27	D W L L D
10	Maji Maji			24	7	6		11	16	33		-17	27	W W D D W
11	Ndanda			24	5	11		8	20	24		-4	26	D D L D W
12	Kagera Sugar			25	6	7		12	19	28		-9	25	L W W D D
13	Ruvu Stars			24	6	6		12	24	37		-13	24	W L W W D
14	JKT Mgambo			25	5	8		12	20	31		-11	23	L W D L D
15	African Sports			26	5	5		16	10	30		-20	20	L L L W L
16	Coastal Union			25	4	7		14	14	35		-21	19	L L L W L

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Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com