Yanga trio from left Nadir |Haroub, Paul Nonga
and Pato Ngonyani chats while following through a match against visiting
Cercle de Joachim of Mauritius in Dar es Salaam last Saturday.
The club’s director of communications Jerry Muro said the team
left with 23 players onboard and other officials and the technical
staff.
Both Yanga and Azam have tied at 46-point mark but the former edges
the later when it comes to goal aggregate computations. While Yanga
have aggregate of 35 goals, Azam are 12 short of that figure.
Both teams have almost identical statistics with the exception of
the number of goals scored and conceded. After 19 appearances, Yanga and
Azam have won, drew and lost 14, four and one match, respectively.
Yanga and Azam have opened just one point over Simba that has played twenty games, winning 14, drew and lost thrice.
Pemba is where Yanga camped to gear up for their crunch derby with
samba played at the national Stadium in Dar es Salaam and won by 2-0
goals exactly ten days ago.
The match between the two teams will be a catalyst for either side
in terms of title charge for the season. A victory for either side would
rekindle hope of winning the title in the nine matches remaining on the
premiership fixture this season.
Yanga will be seeking to retain the title and extend their record
to 26 titles while Azam are on their way to bag a second title since
joining the premiership berth in 2008. The teams battled to 1-1 draw
during their first leg of the season last year.
Yanga’s camp in Pemba would also serve as a preparation for their
CAF Champions League match against APR of Rwanda on the weekend after
the next.
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