The 2-0 victory achieved last night against Namungo FC, at the Majaliwa Stadium, Ruangwa in Lindi region, has made Azam FC fight for second place, reaching 50 points and putting Simba on the way to the League participation of African Champions next season
Azam has benefited from the 1-1 draw that Simba got last Saturday against Ihefu, where it is now sitting in second place with a difference of four points, although it is two games ahead of the struggling Msimbazi Reds, who have a match difficult against their traditional hometown, Yanga, on Saturday this week]
All of Azam's goals were scored by Kipre Junior in the 62nd and 84th minute, making his team not only have added three points, but also avenged the 3-1 loss in the first round match played on October 27, year yesterday
The coach of Azam FC, Youssoph Dabo, has expressed his satisfaction with the victory, saying if they continue like this, then this season they can win the championship, or take second place and book a ticket to play in the African Champions League next season
"We have won against a difficult opponent, we tried to control them from the first half, we gradually started to control the game, at the beginning the opponents had a lot of power because they were playing at home, and because they beat us in the first round, they wanted to beat us again"
"I told my players that this is the time, this season we have a great chance to get a ticket to play in the Champions League for next season, I am very happy and I congratulate my players for this away victory," said the coach< /em>
If Azam does well in his remaining matches and Simba, which is in third place, continues to falter, then he can book a ticket to play in the Champions League next season, leaving Simba to play in the Confederations Cup in Africa
While Azam has played 22 matches and collected 50 points, Simba has played 20 matches and collected 46 points, where as the trend of the league is going, these two teams seem to be competing more for the second place which gives the ticket to play in the African Champions League next season
