Azam defeat Simba SC in Tanzania Premier League

_{Azam FC stopped Simba SC 1-0 in a 2022/2023 NBC Tanzania Premier League match played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Thursday evening.}

_{Prince Dube netted the lone goal after 35 minutes to hand Simba SC their first defeat after seven matches played.}

_{The Zimbabwean international Dube made a good run on the left and curved the ball past Simba’s advancing goalkeeper Manula.}

_{Simba SC tried to fight back to get goals, but failed to beat the Azam FC defencing line. Few days ago Azam FC parted ways with their French coach Denis Lavagne because of poor results including exiting the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.}

_{On Wednesday Young Africans SC went top of the log after stopped KMC FC 1-0. Feisal Salum scored the lone goal after 80 minutes. Geita Gold FC also defeated Ruvu Shooting 2-1 to move out of the bottom quarter of the log.}

_{Juma Mahadhi and Burundian international Saidi Ntibazonkiza scored for Geita Gold Fc, while Ablkassim Suleiman netted the only goal for Ruvu Shooting.}

_{Young Africans SC currently top the table with 17 points from 7 matches played, while Mtibwa Sugar FC who have played nine matches are in second place with 15 points. Simba SC are in third place with 14 points from 7 matches played.}