JKT Ruvu relegated, Yanga go top

Tanzania Prisons defender Michael Ismail (left) battles for the ball with Yanga forward Geoffrey Mwashiuya during their Vodacom Premier League match at the National Stadium yesterday. Yanga won 2-0. PHOTO | MICHAEL MATEMANGA

What you need to know:

  • Yanga, who have seldom stayed atop the 16-team table this season, needed five minutes of the second half to register a 2-0 victory over Tanzania Prisons at the National Stadium yesterday.
  • Goals from Burundian Amissi Tambwe (70th minute) and Zambian Obrey Chirwa (75) ensured that Yanga leapfrogged their arch-rivals Simba, albeit on goal difference.

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