Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Simba Sports Club don secure their place for the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League after dem beat Pamba Jiji FC with 5-1 for di ongoing Tanzania Mainland Premier League on May 8, 2025, for KMC Complex.
Dis victory don show say Simba dey among di top football teams for di country, and e don ensure say dem fit join di elite teams for di continent next season. Dis win come as dem traditional rivals, Young Africans (Yanga), don already qualify for di CAF Champions League dis season.
As e stand, both teams don secure top two finishes mathematically, as di points wey dem get don pass di remaining 14 teams for di league. Di match no get as e fit be, as Ivorian midfielder Jean Charles Ahoua run matter for di pitch with hat trick performance.
Ahoua start di scoring party in di 15th minute as he convert penalty after dem foul Joshua Mutale for di box. Referee Shomari Lawi no gree think am twice before he point to di spot, and Ahoua coolly finish am.
He add di second goal for di 36th minute with one fine free kick wey e take from just outside di box, curling di ball wey pass di goalkeeper hand. Just two minutes into di second half, Ahoua finish him hat trick as he head one well placed cross from Ellie Mpanzu.
Simba no go relent, as Leonel Ateba join di party and score two goals for di 79th and 84th minutes, wey carry him league tally to 12 goals dis season. Pamba Jiji FC manage pull one goal back for di 86th minute through Mathew Momanyi, but e just be consolation as Simba run di show.
Di victory not only secure Jupiler Class qualification for Simba, but e also mark special achievement for Ahoua wey dey lead for di Golden Boot race with 15 goals, closely followed by Yanga’s Clement Mzize wey get 13 goals, while Prince Dube, also from Yanga, dey sit on 12 goals.
Dis result also help Simba close di gap on league leaders Yanga. Di Msimbazi Street giants get 66 points from 25 matches, just four points behind Yanga wey dey lead with 70 points from 26 games. As di season dey enter di final stretch, di title race still dey hot, promising exciting climax for fans of both teams. Simba next match na against KMC dis Sunday for di same venue.
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