Tanzania In the Kariakoo Derby, Yanga SC defeats Simba SC to complete the fantasy double

After winning 2-1 in the Mainland Tanzania Premier League at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Saturday, Young Africans (Yanga SC) continued to rule over their longstanding rivals, Simba.

At the same location, Yanga won 5-1 in the first leg match on November 5, 2023. In the 112 games that Yanga and Simba have played, this is their 40th win over Simba since 1965. Simba has amassed 32 victories and 40 draws.

Moreover, Yanga outscored Simba by 120 goals in their head-to-head matches. The boys from Jangwani Street have 160 points compared to Simba’s 136. With 58 points from 22 games, Yanga is now 12 points ahead of Simba, which is currently in third position with 46 points, and the win further reinforces Yanga’s supremacy at the top.

With 51 points from 23 games played, Azam FC is in second place. Simba had a great start to the game, but in the first fifteen minutes, he blew three easy opportunities. Sadio Kanoute, the midfield player for the Msimbazi Street team, had a great opportunity in the second minute, but Yanga goalie Djigui Diarra stopped his header.

Two minutes afterward, Kanoute wasted yet another chance when he missed the target after Saido Ntibazonkiza made a nice pass. Yanga’s defense appeared unsteady as they let Simba keep up the pressure, and in the thirteenth minute, Kibu Dennis missed a chance to score.

Later, in the fourteenth minute, Diarra stopped a shot from Clatous Chama. After reviving, the Jangwani Street team started to exert control over the match as Clement Mzize, Maxi Nzengeli, and Stephane Aziz Ki pressed Simba’s defense.

In the 19th minute, Aziz Ki converted a penalty, which gave Yanga their first goal. With 14 goals, two more than Azam FC’s Feisal Salum, an attacking midfielder with 12 goals so far, this goal helped the Burkinabe attacker take the lead in the Golden Boot competition. Yanga was given a penalty by match referee Ahmed Arajiga for a foul play committed by Simba defender Hussein Kazi, who replaced the injured Henoc Inonga Baka.

Yanga maintained their lead in the match and celebrated their second goal, which was scored by Joseph Guede following a well-executed pass from Khalid Aucho. Guede easily scored after beating Simba goalkeeper Ayoub Lakred.

Yanga maintained their lead in the match and celebrated their second goal, which was scored by Joseph Guede following a well-executed pass from Khalid Aucho. Guede easily scored after beating Simba goalkeeper Ayoub Lakred.