Gor Mahia Humiliated Yanga so Much That Tanzanians are Asking Magufuli to Act

Tanzania football giants Simba have asked President John Pombe Magufuli to disband their arch rivals Yanga SC who suffered a humiliating 4-0 loss to Kenyan league champions Gor Mahia last week.

Simba spokesperson Haji Manara said their bitter rivals have brought nothing but shame to the country in international competitions while sits leadership keeps squandering millions of shillings they get in sponsorship instead of building up a stable team.

Now Manara wants the no nonsense president to take charge and reform the club that was founded under the ruling party CCM flagship back in 1935.

Taking to his social page Manara said “Mhe Rais wangu wakati huu ukikimbizana na ujenzi wa viwanda nchini na kuinua uchumi wetu, nakuomba pia utupie jicho na huku. Kuna klabu kwa miaka yote imekuwa ikitumia ovyo fedha za kigeni na kulitia aibu Taifa letu leo wameifedhehesha nchi (Your Excellency, even as you are busy with industrial development and uplifting our economy, I would wish to draw your attention to one club (Yanga) which has been misusing foreign funds while bring shame to our country.)”

But it seems, the Simba official forgets too soon or has just refused to deal with the fact that his side was beaten by Gor Mahia in the Sportpesa Super Cup finals in June.

Goals from Meddie Kagere and Jacques Tuyisenge at the Afraha Stadium, ensured K’Ogalo retained the titles and also booked a ticket to play EPL side Everton FC at the Goodison Park Later this month.

In fact the result was so bitter for Simba that they had to poach Meddie Kagere using very dubious means in the weeks that followed. Kagere, who now features for the Tanzanian side has taken the same form he had with K’Ogalo.

The striker is said to have be earning more than double what he was earning in Kenya. On top of that he was given a house and a state of the art four-wheeler.

But the move has not affected Gor Mahia who are matching to another KPL title unopposed especially after overcoming bitter rivals AFC Leopards in the Mashemeji Derby on Sunday.

The emphatic result against Yanga, also inched them closer to qualifying for the last eight of the continental showpiece that comes with a handsome prize money of $350,000 (Sh35 million) on top of the $270,000 (Sh27 million) which the team has already pocketed for reaching this stage of the tournament.

The results, which was Yanga’s second heavy loss in the group matches having similarly been whipped 4-0 by Algerian club USM Alger in their first match turned them in to a laughing stock back home in Tanzania, more so from Simba fans.

The Tanzanian giants are placed bottom of the group with a single point from three games. USM Alger tops the group with 7 points followed by Gor Mahia on 5 points while Rwandan side Rayon Sport have 2 points from three matches.

Gor Mahia and Yanga will lock horns again in Dar es Salaam this week in the return match, a game in Which Gor coach Dylan Kerr has said will guarantee them a place in the knock-out face if they get all the three points.

It is yet to be known how the side will react to the latest humiliation from their perennial rivals.

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