High-flying Yanga go top
Young Africans players celebrate after a goal by Thabani Kamusoko in the Mainland Premier League match against African Sports at Mkwakwani Stadium in Tanga yesterday. Photo | Said Khamis
What you need to know:
- The league leadership may change hands again on Saturday when second placed Azam FC and Young Africans swing into action at different venues
- Young Africans Sports Club, locally known as Yanga, is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar es Salaam. Their home games are played at the National Stadium.
- It is one of the two top teams in Tanzania, their archrivals being Simba. Both teams are based in Dar es Salaam.The team’s colours are yellow, green and black.
Tanga. A last minute goal by Thabani Kamusoko is all high-flying Young Africans needed to silence hosts African in an exciting Mainland Premier League match at Mkwakwani Stadium yesterday.
The hard-earned victoty means Yanga are now at the pilot’s seat of the 16-team league with 27 points, one ahead of their nearest challengers Azam FC.
However, Azam who were not in action yesterday, may bounce back to the top if they beat hosts Majimaji in Songea this weekend and Yanga lose to Stand United of Shinyanga.
Yanga, needing a win to wrest the league leadership from the ice cream makers, had to wait until a few seconds to time when Kamusoko beat the hosts’ goalkeeper with a tricky shot off a pass by Donald Ngoma.
On Saturday, Azam will be seeking a win to leapfrog Yanga while the title-holders will be fighting to consolidate their lead at the top of the table.
The day will also see Simba, now on 22 points, conferont struggling Toto Africans at CCM Kirumba Stadium in Mwanza, while Mwadui of Shinyanga will welcome Ndanda of Mtwara.
African Sports will swing back into action against Kagera Sugar at Kaitaba Stadium inn Bukoba.
Tanzania Prisons will have a tricky task against Morogoro’s Mtibwa Sugar in Mbeya.
