The ugly truth about Tanzanian football

Yanga Simba pic

Simba and Young Africans players in action during a past Premier League match at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | FILE

By Ibrahim Kyaruzi

Tanzanian football is in chaos. The level of unprofessionalism, disorganisation, and outright lawlessness surrounding the sport is beyond comprehension. The recent Simba-Yanga match fiasco, where one team was blocked from training by security personnel allegedly loyal to the opposing club, is just another disgraceful chapter in a league that has been reduced to a playground for hooligans, incompetent officials, and political interests.