FOLLOWING Young Africans SC, Coastal Union, and Ihefu SC's progression to the CRDB Federation Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, it is now the turn for Azam FC and Namungo FC to see who will complete the showdown's line-up for the stage.

Azam FC will be hoping to progress in search of their second Federation Cup trophy, whilst Namungo FC is hoping to re-create the club's 2020 success in the tournament when they sailed through to the final.

Before succumbing to a 2-1 loss to Simba SC in the Muungano Cup final in Zanzibar last weekend, Azam FC was on a 22-match unbeaten streak across all competitions.

After the bump in the road in Zanzibar, Yousouph Dabo and his team aim for a bounce-back win at home this evening.

Azam FC remains occupying second place in the NBC Premier League standings, eight points behind league leaders Young Africans SC, thus the Federation Cup presents the best opportunity to end the former's five-year title drought.

In the Round of 64, the Chamazi Street-based club saw off First League side, Alliance FC of Mwanza, with a 2-1 home victory in December last year.

They knocked out Championship League side Green Warrior in the Round of 32 before seeing off Mtibwa Sugar in the previous round.

With their sights set on finishing the season with at least one piece of silverware, Youssouph Dabo's men will set out to take a home victory in dominant fashion and advance to the last four before returning to league action next week.

If Azam FC overcomes Namungo FC, the Chamazi Street-based club will face Coastal Union who booked their semi-final ticket with a 1-0 home victory over Geita Gold FC in Tanga on Wednesday.

As for Namungo FC, they come into this match on the back of a 2-2 home draw with Simba SC in Lindi on Tuesday.

It was a good result for Namungo FC against a team currently above them in the table and they twice came from behind to salvage a draw that keeps them out of the relegation zone.

They have gone from worrying about relegation to being on the precipice of a Federation Cup semi-final.

Namungo FC knocked out Kagera Sugar on penalties in the Round of 16 after the match finished as a 0-0 draw, with goalkeeper Deogratius Munishi turning out to be vital for Namungo FC during the spot-kick session (which ended 5-3).

Azam FC and Namungo FC have met twice this season, Namungo FC won 3-1 at Azam Complex Stadium in Dar es Salaam before Azam FC returned the favour with a similar scoreline in Lindi.