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Simba off to Nairobi
2005-07-25 08:22:37
By Guardian Reporter
Simba SC leave for Kenya today to compete in the Tusker Cup tourney which kicks off on Thursday at Moi Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Secretary- General, Asheri Gasabile, said that Simba would leave with 23 players by bus from Arusha via Namanga boarder.
The players are Juma Kaseja, Kelvin Mhagama, Salum Mpakala, Nurdin Bakari, Soud Abdi, Said Sued, Boniface Pawasa, Amri Said, Christopher Alex, Shaaban Nditi and Victor Costa.
Others are Seleman Matola, Primus Kasonso, Nicodemus Nyagawa, Mussa Mgosi, Sunday Frank, Ulimboka Mwakingwe, Nurdin Msiga, Haruna Moshi, Yahaya Akilimali, Ekely Bandombele and Emmanuel Gabriel.
Shaaban Kisiga and Athuman Machupa will not make the trip. Machupa is injured while Kisiga has family problems.
Officials of the team are head coach Patrick Phiri, Jamhuri Kihwelu (assistant coach) and Mashaka Mkumba (physician).
Gasabile said that TFF would be represented by Titus Bandawe and Omar Abdulkadir.
Simba officials who will make the trip are Ayoub Semvua, Mohamed Nassoro and Innocent Njovu.
Simba got the chance to compete in the Nairobi event after winning the Tusker Challenge Cup tourney in Mwanza last month.
Other sides featuring in the Nairobi tournament are Asante Kotoko of Ghana, Super Sport of South Africa and hosts, Tusker. The winner of the tournament will take home
20m/-.
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