Anxiety as big guns face off

Young Africans midfielder Haruna Niyonzima during a past match.

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What you need to know:

  • While real action will be on the pitch, more action is expected in the stands where hundreds of the two teams’ fans, who have travelled all the way from Dar es Salaam and other areas to Zanzibar, will be cheering their respective teams.
  • This is the fourth time in 32 years the two teams, whose rivalry is as old as the country’s football history, face off in Zanzibar.