The former Chairman and Sponsor of Yanga, Yusuf Manji is expected to be buried today in the United States. Manji died last night in a Florida hospital in the United States
According to the statement that the son of the late Mehbub Manji has given, the family is grateful for the way Tanzanians have continued to mourn the death of their father and the way they have continued to pray for him where he is.
"We ask you to continue to pray for our father to have a good journey wherever he goes. He loved Tanzania and Tanzanians love him very much, but we ask you to tell them that Manji will be buried today at nine o'clock in the afternoon in Orlando, Florida, USA, near the place where his father was buried. Father we loved you but Allah loved you more. Yusuf Manji: He is a father, a friend, a leader," concluded the statement
Manji, who came to power in 2012, was the Chairman of Yanga for a period of five years from 2012 to 2017 and managed to win four Premier League trophies, one FA Cup, the Community Shield and the Kagame Cup Manji is said to be the first investor in Tanzanian football to increase the value of players where during his leadership, salaries and 'signing fees' of players started to rise Players like Kelvin Yondani, Emmenuel Okwi, Juma Kaseja he signed from Simba, Donald Ngoma, Thabani Kamusoko, Obrey Chirwa and even Mrisho Ngasa can confirm how much Manji increased their value Manji had a great love for the Yanga club, his last statement when he participated in the 2022/23 General Meeting of Yanga members said his heart had left Yanga He loved and helped Yanga whenever he needed to do so, several times he paid for tickets for all Yanga fans and witnessed some matches for free For sure, Manji will continue to live in the hearts of Yanga fans
