Yanga Eye Top Spot After Emphatic Season Start
29th August 2023
Timu Ya Wananchi could become just the third side to win their opening two matches of the new season,
- Yanga started the season with a huge 5-0 win over Kinondoni MC.
- JKT Tanzania earned promotion to the top-flight after winning the championship.
- Azam currently top the league standings on six points.
Tanzanian
league defending champions Yanga SC will be looking to maintain their perfect
start in the new 2023/24 Ligi Kuu Bara campaign when they take on newly
promoted JKT Tanzania on Tuesday evening at the Azam Complex in Chamazi.
The 29-time
league champions, who are sponsored by lead gaming firm SportPesa, picked off
from where they left off last season as they thumped Kinondoni MC 5-0 in the
season opener to make their intentions for the campaign well known.
Having won
the title for the past two seasons, Timu ya Wanachi is bidding to strengthen
their dominance in the Tanzanian top-flight by winning a third consecutive
gong.
The Miguel
Gamondi coached side go into the clash high on confidence as they have won all
the five games they have played in all competition while conceding just once,
form that the Argentine manager is confident will carry them through in the
clash.
“Despite
our opponents having just gained promotion to the top tier, I know they have
some experienced players so we should not underestimate them.
They are
new in terms of promotion, but they have players with the potential to play
here. But we are a big team and we believe we can score many goals,” Gamondi
said in his pre-match interview.
On the
other hand, JKT had a dream start after beating Namungo 0-1 in their league
opener last weekend with new signing Martin Kigi scoring the match winning
goal.
JKT
Tanzania, who are new in the division after relegation in 2021, won the
championship last season after finishing fourth place in the previous campaign.
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