Dar es Salaam. A brilliant brace from Zambian attacking midfielder Clatous Chama and a late strike from Seleman Mwalimu guided Simba SC to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Mashujaa FC in the Mainland Tanzania Premier League at the Lake Tanganyika Stadium on May 14, 2026.
The crucial victory enabled Simba to reduce the gap at the top of the league standings to just two points behind defending champions Young Africans SC, popularly known as Yanga.
Yanga currently lead the standings with 54 points, while Simba have now accumulated 52 points after both teams played 23 matches, setting the stage for a thrilling title race in the remaining fixtures of the season.
Simba started the match aggressively and needed only six minutes to break the deadlock through Chama, who stunned the home crowd with a direct corner kick that beat the Mashujaa goalkeeper.
The goal gave Simba confidence as they dominated possession and created several scoring opportunities throughout the first half, while Mashujaa struggled to contain the visitors’ attacking pace.
Despite Simba’s pressure, the hosts managed to avoid conceding further goals before halftime, keeping hopes alive of staging a comeback in the second period.
However, Simba continued to dictate the tempo after the break and were rewarded again in the 70th minute when Chama completed his brace after receiving a well-timed pass from Congolese midfielder Elie Mpanzu.
The Zambian calmly finished the move to register his eighth league goal of the season and further strengthen Simba’s control of the encounter.
As the match appeared destined to end 2-0, Mwalimu sealed the victory in stoppage time after scoring Simba’s third goal in the 90th minute.
The victory also boosted Chama’s hopes in the race for the league’s Golden Boot award. The midfielder has now scored eight goals and moved closer to league top scorer Feisal Salum of Azam FC, who currently leads the scoring chart with 10 goals.
Second in the scoring race is Prince Dube with nine goals.
In another league match played at the Sokoine Stadium, Tanzania Prisons FC edged Fountain Gate FC 1-0 thanks to a 25th-minute goal scored by George Mpole.
The victory helped Tanzania Prisons increase their tally to 17 points, although they remain 15th in the standings.
Meanwhile, at the Jamhuri Stadium, Mtibwa Sugar FC recorded an entertaining 4-3 victory over KMC FC.
The defeat left KMC rooted at the bottom of the standings with nine points from 23 matches, while Mtibwa Sugar climbed to 10th place with 26 points.
