Today at the KMC Complex Stadium, Mwenge in Dar es Salaam, Mnyama Simba will enter the field to start the hunt for the 23rd title of the Premier League by welcoming Tabora United who are playing their second season now.
The match, which will be played from 10:15 pm, will bring together brand new coaches in the league, Simba with Fadlu Davids from South Africa and Nyuki wa Tabora with Francis Kimanzi from Kenya.
For the match in Dar, the coaches of the teams will each start to taste the heat of the Premier League, as it is their first time to coach here in Tanzania after their teams caught them in the recently ended registration window, but the eyes are on Fadlu with the task of bringing Simba back to the mainland.
Last season, Simba finished the league in third place, missing the championship for the third season in a row
Therefore, the coach has a job to show the club's fans, that he is the right person after being recently hired and going to the pre-season camp in Ismailia, Egypt, but starting with the team that survived relegation through the play-offs.< /p>
The teams have met twice, both of which were in the Premier League last season where Simba collected six points in those matches.
In the first game, Simba won 4-0 away from home and when they met the second time, Tabora United lost 2-0.
The Lions have had a good history of winning in the opening games of the season where they have consistently achieved good results and to prove it, they have won eight of their opening 10 games in the last 10 seasons, scoring 26 goals equal to an average of 2.6 goals per match and it has allowed its nets to be shaken seven times.
Tabora which this is its second season to participate in the Premier League, one match played behind the first in the season did not leave a good memory for them as they lost 4-0 in front of Azam FC and so today is an opportunity for them to remove the point by winning against of Simba.
Simba's coach, talking about the game, said that they are prepared to start the season well, as the first three points are important for a team that wants success.
"We need to be successful this season, in every League match we aim to get three points and I believe tomorrow's match (today) will be like that due to the good preparations we made with the players," said Fadlu while coach Kamanzi said he respects it Simba, but they are not afraid of it and will fight for the whole 90 minutes.
