Yanga Sports Club: A Chance At The Throne

Young African Sports Club (Yanga SC) has been short of spectacular these past few months with their remarkable success that has sent waves across Tanzanian football. Once in the orbit of their number one competitors, Simba Sports Club, Yanga has claimed its dominance by achieving significant success both locally and

in continental competitions. This is seen not only in the form of their wins and trophies but how they showed their strength as a team and attracting their rival’s attention, especially the fans of Simba SC.

Yanga has been playing with unity, tactical intelligence and showing great talent, all made possible by excellent coaching stuff and bringing in experienced foreign players and seasonal technical bench. This has enabled Yanga SC to deliver progress which can be seen evidently in different matches and in competitions like the CAF Confederation Cup.

With the entire buzz on Yanga, their main rivals Simba, mostly the fans of Simba Sports Club have noticed. Since they have been known to be number one in

Tanzanian football in recent years, the shift in power these last few months has brought upon mixed reactions from Simba fans. With the possibility of Yanga being number one in Tanzanian football, Simba fans have shown recognition in both a positive and negative manner.

“I give them (Yanga) their credit because they did work hard these last matches.” Faisal, a fan of Simba said. “With all the changes that they made in their team, they have to play well but they should not be so comfortable because Simba will bounce back because we always do,” he finished.

The sentiment of respect, mixed with caution is echoed by other Simba fans. Fredrick, another fan of Simba shared his thoughts: “I understand that all the glory is towards Yanga for now and they deserve it with the way they are playing, having consistence to winning each match, they even entered the competitions of CAF Confederation Cup but it should not go past people’s minds that Simba has been and will always be number one. For now, Yanga can bask in the glory but while watching out for Simba.”

The success of Yanga SC has increased the quality of football in the country. With all the winnings, the team has been able to get more points to qualify for the CAF Cup and this has not only kept Tanzanian football on the continental competitions but also brought the fans of football in Tanzania altogether with a common cause of supporting their team compete for the cup.

The challenge Yanga will face now is to maintain this momentum. Since Simba SC won’t go and let Yanga SC become the top team, they will work even harder to reclaim their spot and hence making the next seasons of football more interesting in the perspective of all football fans.

Another Simba fan, Ibrahim said, “Yanga may have their time now but they should not forget that Simba has been at the top for many years and so taking that into account and the matter of having many younger players, Simba will fight back and come back bigger and better.” If that is not a sure point of the rivalry between these two teams, well nothing else is.

In the end, the evolution of Yanga SC is evidence enough that any other club can challenge themselves for the top spot. This has given Tanzanian football a boost of confidence to reach for the sky in football world. And since the competition is still ongoing with this premier league, Yanga SC may have the glory for now but the story is far from over as Simba SC still roars for its throne as the best sports club in Tanzania.

BMT NA JICHO LA MOTISHA KWA WANAMCHEZO

Baraza la Michezo la Taifa (BMT) limeandaa tuzo za wanamichezo bora wa mwaka 2023 waliofanya vizuri katika mashindano ya Kimataifa tukio litalofanyika Juni 9,2024 kwenye Ukumbi wa The super Dome jijini Dar es Salaam.
Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya tuzo za BMT Profesa Madundo Mtambo,amesema kuwa lengo ni kuwatambua na kuwaenzi wanamichezo na timu za Taifa zilizofanya vizuri katika mashindano ya Kimataifa.

Amesema mchakato wa utoaji tuzo unafanyika kwa uwazi, weledi, na umakini mkubwa kwani Baraza limeshirikisha vyama na mashirikisho yote ya michezo katika uteuzi wa wanamichezo bora katika michezo yao.
Kamati ya usimamizi wa tuzo imepokea mapendekezo ya vyama, itayachambua na kuchagua wanamichezo bora.

Kuna mabadiliko ya vipengele vya tuzo yamefanyika ili kuendelea kuzipa thamani tuzo hizo zinazotolewa pamoja na kuongeza ushindani baina ya wanamichezo ili Mwanamichezo anayepewa tuzo awe ni yule ambaye amekuwa na mafanikio zaidi kuliko wanamichezo wengine wote.

Alibainisha kuwa Kamati ya usimamizi itafanya Kwa ukaribu na vyama vya michezo vya Kitaifa katika kutambua washindi wa vipengele mbalimbali vya tuzo na kutambua timu na wanamichezo waliofanya vizuri na kupitiwa na sekretarieti na baadaye itathibitishwa na Kamati hiyo.

Prof. Madundo ametoa wito kwa wadau mbalimbali yakiwamo makampuni ,Taasisi za Serikali na binafsi na watu mmoja mmoja wanaopenda maendeleo ya michezo nchini kujitokeza kuipa nguvu BMT katika kutekeleza jukumu hilo la faraja kwa Wanamichezo.
Hii ni mara ya pili BMT kuandaa na kutoa Tuzo hizo.Kwa kifupi BMT wameonyesha ukubwa wao kama Serikali na hapo ni Wadau kuwapa nguvu tu ili Tuzo ziendelee kushamiri.

Na: Kione Hamis Mahuruku

Rugby In Tanzania

Rugby is a sports game that’s played around the world in various countries. Just like how football has the UEFA champions league, Rugby has it’s own international level of competition called International Rugby board. Tanzania is a member of the IRB but has yet to play in the Rugby world cup.

Tanzania’s national rugby union team is known as the Twigas and the team represents Tanzania in International games. The teams ground is currently in Arusha, Friedkin Recreation Ground and the teams coach is Mike Beckner.

In national levels, there are 4 rugby clubs registered under the Tanzania Rugby Union. One of the clubs is known as The Arusha Rhinos Rugby Football Club which is based in Arusha. Another Rugby club is the Dar es Salaam Leopards RFC based in Dar es Salaam and it’s one of the oldest clubs in Tanzania.

It’s very rare to hear news about rugby matches in the country because it’s not the most popular sports loved by the natives. However, this sport does exist in Tanzania and it’s about time it receives recognition from the people. It’s a sport where you have exceptional strong men in opposing teams, and each team can carry, pass or kick the ball to the end zone to score as many points as possible. The team scoring the greater number of points is the winner of the match. It’s truly an interesting game and hopefully you can catch one rugby game for yourself.

By Edna Deus

Makocha Wageni Wajaa Tanzania

Una Majina mengi sana huu Mchezo.Wengine tunauita Soka,Kandanda,Kabumbu nk.Lakini wewe tambua ni Mchezo wa Mpira wa Miguu,Mchezo ambao una matumizi makubwa ya Fedha.

Katika kuhakikisha Mchezo huu unasonga mbele zaidi,ni lazima kwa upande wa Kifedha Timu iwe imejipanga ipasavyo kisawasawa.Pesa itatumika kila Eneo.Kusajili Wachezaji,Kuajiri Makocha,Kuajiri Madaktari wa Timu,Kuajiri Ma Afisa Habari wa Timu nk.

Kama ilivyo sehemu nyingine Duniani,Nchini Tanzania nako hatuko nyuma katika Kulisakata Soka.Septemba 25 mwaka 2021,Ufunguzi wa Ligi Kuu ulifanyika kwa Mchezo wa Ngao ya Jamii uliopigwa katika Dimba la Benjamin Mkapa(Uwanja wa Taifa).Mchezo uliowakutanisha Timu kubwa zenye Mashabiki Wengi zaidi Timu za Yanga na Simba.Ambapo Yanga ilishinda kwa ushindi wa 1-0.Ikiashiria rasmi kufunguliwa kwa Msimu mpya wa Ligi 2021/2022.

Ligi hii kuu ya Soka Tanzania Bara,ni moja ya Ligi kubwa sana kwa sasa Barani Afrika.Msimu wa mwaka 2020/2021 ilichukua nafasi ya Nane (8) miongoni mwa Ligi Bora Afrika na Nafasi ya Sabini na Moja(71) Duniani kwa ubora.Imekuwa Ligi pendwa sana kwa sasa kwa Ukanda wa Nchi za Afrika Mashariki na Kati.

Na imeonyesha kuwavutia Wachezaji wengi wa Kigeni kuja kucheza Soka Tanzania. Makocha wengi kwa sasa hawavungi kuja Tanzania kufundisha,pindi wanapofuatwa au hata wao wenyewe huomba Nafasi za kuja kufufundisha Kabumbu Tanzania.Msimu huu wa 2021/2022 umekuwa Msimu wa Makocha wengi kuchangamkia ‘FURSA’Tanzania kwani Makocha wa Kigeni wamekuwa wengi mno.

Ligi hii Kuu Tanzania Bara,Msimu huu ina jumla ya Timu kumi na Sita(16), Timu Kumi(10) zina Makocha Wakigeni na Timu Sita pekee zina Makocha Wazawa(Watanzania).

Hii hapa Orodha ya hao Makocha Wa Kigeni na makocha Wazawa.

MAKOCHA WA KIGENI

1. Simba-Didier Gomez De Rosa(France)

2. Yanga-Nasreddin Mohammed Nabi(Tunisia/Ubeligiji)

3. Biashara-Patrick Odhiambo(Kenya)

4. Azam-George Lwandamina(Zambia)

5. Mbeya Kwanza-Haruna Harelimana(Burundi)

6. Kagera Sugar-Francis Baraza(Kenya)

7. Mtibwa Sugar-Joseph Omog(Cameroon)

8. Geita Gold-Ettiene Ndayiragije(Burundi)

9. Coastal Union-Melis Medo(USA)

10. Mbeya City-Mathias Rule(Uganda)

MAKOCHA WAZAWA

1. Polisi Tanzania-Malale Hamsini Keya(Tanzania)

2. Tanzania Prisons-Salum Mayanga(Tanzania)

3. Namungo-Hemed Suleiman ‘Morocco'(Tanzania)

4. KMC-John Simkoko(Tanzania)

5. Dodoma FC-Mbwana Makata(Tanzania)

6. Ruvu Shooting-Charles Boniface Mkwasa(Tanzania)

Hii ya kuwa na Idadi kubwa ya Makocha wageni katika ligi ya Tanzania Bara kuzidi idadi ya Makocha Wazawa,siyo jambo baya.Kwa upande wa pili yawapasa Makocha Wazawa nao kutoka Nje ya Mipaka ya Tanzania kwenda kusaka Malisho zaidi.Inasemwa Makocha wetu wazawa ni Waoga sana wa Kutoka.Huu ni Muda wao wa kuonyesha uwezo wao.Watanzania hatupaswi kuchukia hali hii bali Makocha wetu Wazawa waibebe kama Changamoto waifanyie kazi.

By Kione Hamis Mahuruku

ORUCHUM NAMUNGO HEADS TO TANZANIA’S AFTER TUSKER CONTRACT EXPIRED

ORUCHUM HEADS TO TANZANIA’S NAMUNGO AFTER TUSKER CONTRACT EXPIRED

The FKF Premier League winners Tusker FC have suffered a significant setback after defender Christopher Oruchum quit the team after his contract expired and moved for Tanzania, where he has already signed a two-year agreement with the NBC Premier League team.

After two seasons with Tusker FC, where he won back-to-back Premier League championships, Oruchum departed

He played in 31 games and contributed to 19 clean sheets as a key member of the team this past season. He was an important part of the defense.

Christopher Oruchum, a defender for Tusker FC, departed the team when his contract expired and is moving on in search of better opportunities. The defender joined Tusker at the start of the 2020–21 season, and the team announced in a statement that he had successfully won back-to-back championships.

“I want to say a big thank you to the Tusker family; from the management, my fellow players, technical bench members and the fans for their support for the two years that I have been at the club. I have enjoyed tremendous growth with the challenges to perform well at the high level consistently,” Oruchum stated to the club.

“I have won the league back to back which is really something amazing for any player. Two League titles, One Charity Cup Trophy and three medals on, I can say I have had the best time at Tusker FC. I am off to a new challenge but I will leave with my head held high as a proud alumnus of this great club,”

Robert Matano acquired Oruchum from AFC Leopards at the beginning of the 2020–21 campaign, but he didn’t appear in as many games.

But this year, he seized the opportunity and never looked back, garnering interest from numerous clubs by the end of the campaign.

The defender announced that he was leaving for Tanzania in quest of a new challenge and was eager to take further action.

With the departure of Oruchum and the mid season departure of captain Eugene Asike, the club is now forced to sign additional centrebacks.

By Anne Tendwa

RECREATIONAL AND EXTREME SPORTS IN THE COUNTRY

People tend to find different ways to bring thrill in their lives when doing recreational activities. Extreme sports are all about the thrill. The extreme here is like what it seems, taking it to the furthest when coming to these sports. You want to see where your limit is when engaging in these activities. The element of danger that exists in the extreme sports is what makes them more fun and performed by many. Even though they tend to be done mostly when one participates in recreational ventures, they are very much physical exercises. Here is where the confusion comes since many of the extreme sports are done mostly when doing recreational activities, it becomes hard to differentiate the two. But since there is no way knowing what determines a recreational activity and an extreme sport, the following are some of the most commonly extreme sports that can also be a recreational activity.

Skydiving, this is one of the popular extreme sport. It involves jumping out of an airplane mid-flight and doing different mid-air tricks before deploying the parachute. It surely produces an adrenaline rush for those who love to make risks when engaging in recreational activities. It still is considered as a sport worldwide. It can therefore fall in-between. Either way, jumping from a plane and falling through the air at 120 miles per hour surely gets people’s attention.

Rock climbing, this is a great indoor and outdoor activity. It can either be an extreme sport or a recreational activity. It really makes a person push themselves to a certain limit. It involves use of a lot of body strength and being okay with heights. It is extreme depending on the heights and safety features you take when climbing a rock wall or mountain. It’s a good stress removal and anger management cure. If you think about it, climbing a rock wall will surely make you occupied instead of being angry.

Skiing,one of the oldest sports of all time. It was always a simple and careful sport of using skis to travel on snow. It started to change when people started doing their own twists when skiing. They started doing different freestyles and tricks like snowboarders and it became an obsession. Thereafter skiing was said to an extreme sport since it was a little dangerous and a lot more competitive. It still is a recreational activity when done without the tricks and not in competitions.

Scuba diving, this is a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. That’s what SCUBA means literally. When scuba diving you need important equipment that help with breathing underwater. This to me is more of a recreational activity than an extreme sport. Although it’s an underwater sport, a lot of people practice scuba diving when they go on vacations or to have fun. It is strictly advised to be practised with only those who have mastered swimming in deep oceans since it’s a dangerous sport going underwater which is an inhospitable environment. When you keep the danger and all the bad of scuba diving, it’s a really interesting beautiful activity since you see all the underwater life and you feel free being in water.

Snowboarding, it is a very famous recreational activity to do when on holidays. It used to be a simple act of going from one point of a high snow covered slope down to the end with a snowboard on. It developed by being inspired by skateboarding where you move the snowboard with different tricks and freestyles that makes it more interesting. It is an extreme sport depending on how high the slopes the snowboarder prefers to go on. It is practiced in Winter Olympics since 1998.

Surfing, it’s all about the waves in this sport. All you need is a surfboard, wetsuit and the leash to keep your board near you at all times. The bigger the wave, the better the ride they said. Seriously though, no it’s not that simple. There is actually physics and math if am not mistaken used to keep that board on the wave that easily. Jokes aside, surfing is a really extreme sport which one has to learn very well to master it. During summer though surfing is a very popular recreational activity since it involves staying on the beach all day.

There are so many extreme sports that you just wouldn’t dream thinking of that are very doable. And since many of these sports are practiced as recreational activities, they still help with physical exercises to those who still want to have that excitement and danger when doing an activity. Make sure to try some of these activities when your next vacation comes, you don’t know you may actually like it.

Perspective on a legend: Denis Rodman

Denis Rodman is one to believe in the impossible. Born in Texas, Denis was not your average individual. His authentic characteristics played a massive part on his road to becoming an NBA all-star/Hall of famer.

In the time of his high school years, Denis was not the type of person to fit into crowds and to put it into a single modern day word, he was clinically Anti-social thus concluding his schooling years with a handful of dodgy friendships. But it wasn’t his fault still, imagine growing up not knowing your father in a household frantically occupied by the female gender, such an environment would inevitably leave a scar on your mentality.

After graduating high school, Denis was expected to do something with his life and having sisters who were prolific in sports would suite as a quintessential example but Denis had nothing in mind. Soon enough he acquired a job as an airport cleaner. The job seemed down to earth and Denis did not mind cleaning up after people. During this time, Denis found it appropriate to fondle and illegally claim watches from a nearby store that would later cause for his arrest.

After being arrested Denis served time and came out the same person he was, mentally and physically being five foot nine and a complex intuition. After spending sometime living with his mother, it reached a point when Denis became a man and needed to seek for greener pastures (He got kicked out of his mum`s house) preferably with less individuals to judge his personality.

Gradually but surely, the hardship would build Denis and make him consider his choices thus he decided to attend college where he was noticed by a scout.( the past months leading up to his move, Denis had considerably grown) Denis never liked basketball or anything really, but he decided he had to try out basketball and the game immediately accepted his presence. Before Dennis went pro, he appeared in a number of matches for his college team and was nicknamed the savage for his brutal force and rebounding ability which will prove vital for his future in the NBA.

After finishing his season in college, Denis Rodman was one of the rookies available for drafting that summer alongside plenty of talent. But Denis stood out and he inevitably got picked by the Detroit Pistons who admired his hardworking mentality. Playing in the NBA as a rookie can be hard, but if you’re Denis Rodman that idea would be far fetched. Critics would later realize that Denis played for the shear fun of it and not the money and his authentic approach towards the game inexplicably gained him plaudits and the award for the best defensive player in the league that year.

After that award, Denis was filled with an aura of hope and family which led him to stay in Detroit for years to come but nothing lasts forever, his coach had resigned and players who Denis thought were his brothers started to get drafted and it no longer seemed to be nostalgic. Denis hated playing for the pistons and he needed to move. During this time Denis affiliated with a woman and had a child with her. Now having two mouths to feed, a move seemed essential so he got drafted to the San Antonio spurs.

Being Denis Rodman, it didn’t matter what team he went to, he just wanted to express himself on the court so after he signed he portrayed a new side of himself to his new team by engulfing his hair in the color blonde because of a film that inspired him. His reputation of being a savage on the court baffled his fan base and this led him to become more confident and brutal as his life revolved around clubs, girls, pessimistic trends such as tattoos, body piercings.

But these habits did not affect his performance and due to this the spurs were nicknamed the bad boys for having such a physical dominance on their oppositions, but Denis`s behavior would phase the team thus leading to a loss in the eastern conference against the Chicago bulls. Denis was now resented by the spurs and the feeling was mutual for Denis which meant he was banned for a couple of games which would lead to his move.

After Denis`s failed relationship with the spurs he decided to move on but before he could get drafted he attempted to kill himself in his parked pickup truck right outside the crown Center but he fell asleep due to fatigue. Denis Rodman would later get drafted to the Chicago bulls with likes of Michael Jordan and Pipin. Early on this move seemed beneficial to the bulls leading to a trio of superstars working together in a monumental force, but Denis`s old demons would catch up to him resulting in the fall of the bulls. Denis Rodman would retire later on in the season known for his physical presence on the court, and his never give up attitude forever engraving his name in the hall of fame.