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Linex awatamani Lady Jaydee, Kidumu


na Dina Ismail

MSANII wa muziki kizazi kipya nchini, Sunday Mangu, maarufu kama ‘Linex' amesema iwapo mambo yatakwenda vema anatarajia kuwashirikisha katika albamu yake ya pili wasanii maarufu ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki, Lady Jaydee, Kidumu na Radio, kutoka nchini Uganda.
Akizungumza hivi karibuni, mkali huyo alisema tayari ameishaanza matayarisho ya albamu yake hiyo na wakali hao ni miongoni mwa wasanii ambao atawashirikisha katika kazi zake.
"Nawazimia sana wasanii hawa na kama mambo yatakwenda vema, nitawashirikisha katika baadhi ya nyimbo zangu zitakazokuwemo katika albamu yangu ya pili, ikishindikana nitafanya hivyo hata wakati mwingine," alisema Linex.
Mkali huyo ambaye kwa sasa anatamba na kibao chake ‘Moyo wa Subira', aliongeza kuwa mbali na nyota hao, pia ataifanyia matayarisho albamu yake katika studio tofauti ili kuifanya iwe na vionjo tofauti.
Msanii huyo ambaye albamu yake ya kwanza inajulikana kwa jina la ‘Mama Halima' huku ikibebwa na singo kadhaa ukiwemo uliobeba jina la albamu ‘Mama Halima', pia aliwahi kutoka na vibao kama ‘Top Up' sambamba na kushirikishwa na wasanii wengine.

Wadau waibana Kamati Tamasha la Pasaka


na Mwandishi wetu

WAPENZI na mashabiki wa muziki wa Injili wa jijini Dar es Salaam, wameonyesha kiu ya kutaka kuwajua waimbaji ambao watahudumu katika tamasha la kimataifa la Pasaka litakalofanyika Aprili 24 kwenye Ukumbi wa Diamond Jubilee, jijini Dar es Salaam.
Shauku ya wadau hao wa muziki wa Injili, inatokana na kusikia baadhi ya waimbaji wa nje wakijipanga kuja kutumbuiza siku hiyo, huku kukiwa na ukimya kuhusu waimbaji wa hapa nchini watakaohudumu siku hiyo inayosubiriwa kwa hamu.
Kwa upande wake, Agness Meshacky, wa Ilala Dar es Salaam, alisema tangu Kamati ya Maandalizi ya Tamasha hilo chini ya Alex Msama itangaze kuwepo kwa Tamasha, shauku yake ni kujua waimbaji ambao wataimba siku hiyo.
Agness alisema, lengo la kutaka kuwajua mapema ni kujipanga kwa ajili ya tamasha hilo, huku akijua waimbaji ambao watatikisa katika tamasha hilo ambalo limekuwa gumzo kubwa kadiri siku zinavyozidi kukaribia.
"Najua tamasha litakuwa bomba kutokana na Msama kuwa na uzoefu mkubwa wa shughuli hizi kutokana na kufanya vitu vyake kwa uhakika, lakini ningependa kujua waimbaji gani wa Tanzania ambao siku hiyo watatumbuiza," alisema Agness.
Alisema, kwa muda mrefu amekuwa akifuatilia na kushuhudia matamasha ya Injili ambayo yamekuwa yakifanyika jijini Dar es Salaam, lakini yale ambayo huandaliwa na Msama, amekuwa akiyafurahia zaidi kwa sababu yamekuwa na mvuto zaidi.
"Nadhani kutokana na maandalizi ya uhakika ambayo hufanywa na kamati ya Msama na waimbaji wenyewe kuelekea tamasha hilo, ni kati ya mambo ambayo yamefanya matamasha mengi ya Msama kufana," aliongeza Agness akiungwa mkono na Maria Raphael.
Maria aliongeza kuwa kwa upande wake angefurahi kama atakuwepo Rose Muhando na kundi lake la Kitimtimu, Bonny Mwaitege, Martha Mwaipaja, Bahati Bukuku na wengineo mahiri kwa kusema, hao ni kati ya waimbaji ambao uimbaji wao umekuwa ukimgusa zaidi.
Naye Ezekiel Gaitani aliyejitambulisha kutoka Temeke alisema, kwa maoni yake, angependa kwenda Diamond Jubilee na kumshuhudia Anastazia Mukabwa aliyeshirikiana na Muhando katika albamu ya ‘Kiatu Kivue'.
Alipotafutwa Msama kuhusu suala la waimbaji ambao watahudumu katika Tamaasha hilo, alisema maoni hayo yamepokelewa na kamati yake, hivyo itaangalia uwezekano wa kuwa na waimbaji hao kwani lengo la kamati hiyo ni kuandaa tamasha ambalo litawagusa wengi.
"Kamati yetu imekuwa na kawaida ya kufanyia kazi maoni ya wengi kulingana na uwezo wetu kifedha, haya pia ni maoni mazuri, tumeyapokea kwani lengo lao ni kutaka tamasha hili liwe bomba, tutajitahidi kuyafanyia kazi," alisema.
Kuhusu maandalizi mengine, Msama amesema ingawa suala la waimbaji bado linashughulikiwa kwa vile linahitaji umakini mkubwa, lakini mambo mengine yanakwenda vizuri na kukiri wazi kuwa wanazidi kuuona mkono wa Mungu.
Shauku ya wadau hao imekuja huku tamasha hilo litakalofanyika siku hiyo kwenye ukumbi wa Diamond Jubilee, likizidi kukaribia ambapo baada ya Dar es Salaam, mashambulizi yatahamia mkoani Dodoma Mei 25 na Shinyanga hapo Aprili 26.

Miss utalii kupatikana leo


na Shabani Matutu


FAINALI za taifa za kumtafuta Miss Utalii zinatarajia kufanyika leo katika Hoteli ya Kilomo View Resort, Bagamoyo.
Akizungumza jijini Dar es Salaam jana Mkurugenzi wa Miss Utalii nchini Gideoni Chipungahelo, alisema kuwa fainali hizo zinazotarajiwa kuwashirikisha warembo 35 zinatarajiwa kuwa tofauti na fainali zilizowahi kufanyika miaka ya nyuma.
Alisema kwa sasa watakuwa wameyaweka katika sehemu tano ambapo warembo watakuwa wakionyesha mavazi ya asili ya mikoa waliyotoka, mavazi ya kutokea na yale ya ubunifu, kuonyesha vipaji mbalimbali.
Chipungahelo alizitaja zawadi zitakazotolewa kuwa ni sh milioni 150 ambayo itajumuisha gari, shule na huduma nyingine kwa mshindi.
Alivitaja viingilio kuwa ni sh 120,000 ambayo itajumuisha chakula na kulala kwenye hoteli hiyo kwa mke na mume.
Na vingilio vingine vya mlangoni ni sh 50,000 ambapo unapata chakula cha jioni na sh 20,000 kwa VIP ambapo utajitegemea kwa kila kitu na sh 10,000 kwa viti vya kawaida.

Rose Muhando, Nkone, Bukuku hapatoshi Tuzo za Injili


na Mwandishi wetu

WAIMBAJI wa kike wa muziki wa Injili: Upendo Nkone, Christina Shusho, Bahati Bukuku, Rose Mhando na Jane Miso wanatarajia kutoana jasho katika tuzo za muziki wa Injili zinazotarajiwa kufanyika Machi 13 mwaka huu kwenye Ukumbi wa Diamond Jubelee, jijini Dar es Salaam.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari wakati wa kutangaza majina wanamuziki waliofanikiwa kupenya katika kinyang'anyiro hicho jijini Dar es Salaam jana, mratibu wa tuzo hizo, Haris Kapiga, alisema, wasanii hao wamechaguliwa kupitia vigezo mbalimbali, kwa kushirikiana na Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA).
Alisema wasanii hao wa kike watachuana kuwania tuzo ya msanii bora wa kike ambapo wote wamefanya vema katika kazi zao mbalimbali walizozitoa, hivyo mchuano kutarajiwa kuwa mkali.
Aliongeza kuwa tuzo hizo zitakuwa katika makundi 18 ambapo lile la msanii bora wa kiume litakuwa na Charles Tobias, Thomas Benard, Barak Francis na Aaron Kyara.

Nani kucheka, nani kulia?


na Dina Ismail

TAMBO na mbwembwe za watani wa jadi nchini, timu za Simba na Yanga zilizotawala vyombo vya habari kwa wiki nzima zitahitimishwa leo kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam pale miamba hiyo itakapokata mzizi wa fitina katika mechi ya Ligi Kuu Bara.
Timu hizo zitakutana katika mechi hiyo ya marudiano huku zote zikitokea nje ya jiji zilikokwenda kujifua tayari kwa mechi hiyo, ambapo Yanga ilikwenda Bagamoyo, mkoani Pwani wakati Simba walivuka maji hadi visiwani Zanzibar mapema wiki hii.
Simba, mabingwa watetezi wa ligi hiyo, ndio wanaopewa nafasi zaidi ya kutoka kifua mbele leo kutokana na ubora wa kikosi chao, kiasi cha hata baadhi ya makocha wa Ligi Kuu kuibashiria kuibuka kidedea.
Pamoja na hilo, Yanga nayo imejiandaa kikamilifu kuhakikisha inakata ngebe za mahasimu wao ambao chini ya kocha wao Patrick Phiri, wamekuwa wakiinyanyasa pindi wanapokutana.
Hata hivyo, katika mechi ya leo timu hizo zitawakosa wachezaji wake muhimu kutokana na sababu mbalimbali, ambapo Simba itawakosa Mohammed Banka, Hillary Echessa na Joseph Owino huku Yanga ikimkosa kiungo wake Mghana, Ernest Boakye.
Wakizungumzia mechi ya leo kwa nyakati tofauti, makocha wa timu hizo, Mzambia Patrick Phiri wa Simba na Mganda Sam Timbe wa Yanga, wamesema itakuwa ni mechi ngumu na yenye ushindani mkubwa, lakini kila mmoja ameahidi vijana wake kutoka kifua mbele.
Walisema ugumu huo unatokana na upinzani uliopo, ubora wa wachezaji na hata katika kutafuta pointi tatu muhimu ili kujiweka katika mazingira mazuri ya kutwaa ubingwa, kwani timu hizo pamoja na Azam FC zipo katika mchakato wa kuwania ubingwa.
Phiri alisema amekiandaa kikosi chake kikamilifu, hivyo anaamini vijana wake hawatamuangusha, kwani tayari amerekebisha makosa yaliyojitokeza hivi karibuni, hivyo kazi imebaki ndani ya dimba.
"Nashukuru tumerejea salama Dar es Salaam baada ya kujifua Zanzibar, wachezaji wapo vizuri ukitoa majeruhi tuliowaacha (Echessa, Owino), tunasubiri hiyo kesho ili kuweza kukabiliana na Yanga…mechi itakuwa ngumu, lakini tuna uhakika wa kuibuka na ushindi," alisema Phiri, mlinda mlango mahiri wa zamani wa timu ya Taifa ya Zambia.
Kwa upande wake, Kocha wa Yanga Timbe, alisema amemaliza ujuzi wake Bagamoyo, hivyo kazi anawaachia vijana wake kuhakikisha wanakaba kila idara ili kuweza kuibuka na ushindi.
Alisema licha ya kukaa kwa muda mfupi na kikosi chake ambacho amekuwa akikifanyia ukarabati kuziba mapungufu aliyoyakuta, mechi ya leo itadhihirisha kiwango walichonacho huku akisema ushindi ni lazima.
"Nimekuwa nikiifahamu Simba nikiwa na Atletico, ni timu nzuri kwa kweli, hivyo natarajia kupata ushindani mkubwa kutoka kwao…hata hivyo nimekiandaa vizuri kikosi changu nadhani tutaibuka na ushindi," alisema.
Simba itataka kutumia mechi ya leo kulipa kisasi cha kufungwa bao 1-0 katika mechi ya mzunguko wa kwanza iliyopigwa Oktoba 16, 2010 kwenye Uwanja wa CCM Kirumba Mwanza, huku Yanga ikitaka kuendeleza ubabe katika msimu huu wa ligi.
Mwamuzi katika mchezo wa leo atakuwa Oden Mbaga wa Dar es Salaam akisaidiwa na Mohammed Mkono kutoka Tanga na Maxmilian Nkongolo wa Rukwa, wakati mezani atakuwa Hashim Abdallah wa Dar es Salaam na Kamishna wa mchezo atakuwa Mchungaji Army Sentimea.

Nani kucheka, nani kulia?


na Dina Ismail

TAMBO na mbwembwe za watani wa jadi nchini, timu za Simba na Yanga zilizotawala vyombo vya habari kwa wiki nzima zitahitimishwa leo kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam pale miamba hiyo itakapokata mzizi wa fitina katika mechi ya Ligi Kuu Bara.
Timu hizo zitakutana katika mechi hiyo ya marudiano huku zote zikitokea nje ya jiji zilikokwenda kujifua tayari kwa mechi hiyo, ambapo Yanga ilikwenda Bagamoyo, mkoani Pwani wakati Simba walivuka maji hadi visiwani Zanzibar mapema wiki hii.
Simba, mabingwa watetezi wa ligi hiyo, ndio wanaopewa nafasi zaidi ya kutoka kifua mbele leo kutokana na ubora wa kikosi chao, kiasi cha hata baadhi ya makocha wa Ligi Kuu kuibashiria kuibuka kidedea.
Pamoja na hilo, Yanga nayo imejiandaa kikamilifu kuhakikisha inakata ngebe za mahasimu wao ambao chini ya kocha wao Patrick Phiri, wamekuwa wakiinyanyasa pindi wanapokutana.
Hata hivyo, katika mechi ya leo timu hizo zitawakosa wachezaji wake muhimu kutokana na sababu mbalimbali, ambapo Simba itawakosa Mohammed Banka, Hillary Echessa na Joseph Owino huku Yanga ikimkosa kiungo wake Mghana, Ernest Boakye.
Wakizungumzia mechi ya leo kwa nyakati tofauti, makocha wa timu hizo, Mzambia Patrick Phiri wa Simba na Mganda Sam Timbe wa Yanga, wamesema itakuwa ni mechi ngumu na yenye ushindani mkubwa, lakini kila mmoja ameahidi vijana wake kutoka kifua mbele.
Walisema ugumu huo unatokana na upinzani uliopo, ubora wa wachezaji na hata katika kutafuta pointi tatu muhimu ili kujiweka katika mazingira mazuri ya kutwaa ubingwa, kwani timu hizo pamoja na Azam FC zipo katika mchakato wa kuwania ubingwa.
Phiri alisema amekiandaa kikosi chake kikamilifu, hivyo anaamini vijana wake hawatamuangusha, kwani tayari amerekebisha makosa yaliyojitokeza hivi karibuni, hivyo kazi imebaki ndani ya dimba.
“Nashukuru tumerejea salama Dar es Salaam baada ya kujifua Zanzibar, wachezaji wapo vizuri ukitoa majeruhi tuliowaacha (Echessa, Owino), tunasubiri hiyo kesho ili kuweza kukabiliana na Yanga…mechi itakuwa ngumu, lakini tuna uhakika wa kuibuka na ushindi,” alisema Phiri, mlinda mlango mahiri wa zamani wa timu ya Taifa ya Zambia.
Kwa upande wake, Kocha wa Yanga Timbe, alisema amemaliza ujuzi wake Bagamoyo, hivyo kazi anawaachia vijana wake kuhakikisha wanakaba kila idara ili kuweza kuibuka na ushindi.
Alisema licha ya kukaa kwa muda mfupi na kikosi chake ambacho amekuwa akikifanyia ukarabati kuziba mapungufu aliyoyakuta, mechi ya leo itadhihirisha kiwango walichonacho huku akisema ushindi ni lazima.
“Nimekuwa nikiifahamu Simba nikiwa na Atletico, ni timu nzuri kwa kweli, hivyo natarajia kupata ushindani mkubwa kutoka kwao…hata hivyo nimekiandaa vizuri kikosi changu nadhani tutaibuka na ushindi,” alisema.
Simba itataka kutumia mechi ya leo kulipa kisasi cha kufungwa bao 1-0 katika mechi ya mzunguko wa kwanza iliyopigwa Oktoba 16, 2010 kwenye Uwanja wa CCM Kirumba Mwanza, huku Yanga ikitaka kuendeleza ubabe katika msimu huu wa ligi.
Mwamuzi katika mchezo wa leo atakuwa Oden Mbaga wa Dar es Salaam akisaidiwa na Mohammed Mkono kutoka Tanga na Maxmilian Nkongolo wa Rukwa, wakati mezani atakuwa Hashim Abdallah wa Dar es Salaam na Kamishna wa mchezo atakuwa Mchungaji Army Sentimea.

Tenga awashukuru waliombeba CAF


na Makuburi Ally

RAIS wa Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF) na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Vyama vya Soka Afrika Mashariki na Kati (CECAFA), Leodegar Tenga, amewashukuru wadau waliopendekeza jina lake kuwania uongozi wa Shirikisho la Soka barani Afrika (CAF), ambapo alifanikiwa kushinda.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Tenga alisema ili kushiriki katika uchaguzi huo, mgombea huwa hajipeleki ila chama ama shirikisho husika ndilo linapeleka jina la wanayempendekeza.
Tenga alisema TFF walisaidia kulitangaza vema jina lake na kumuombea dua katika kinyang'anyiro hicho, ikiwa ni dhana nzima ya kusukuma gurudumu la maendeleo ya soka la ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati.
Aidha, Tenga alisema kilichopo mbele yake baada ya kuchaguliwa kuwa mjumbe wa Kamati ya Utendaji ni kuwasilisha mawazo ya wadau wa soka ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati, matatizo na kujenga mahusiano bora kati ya CECAFA na CAF.
Alisema awali kelele zao walizokuwa wakipiga kwa CAF kuhusu maendeleo ya soka ukanda wa CECAFA hazikusikika, lakini hivi sasa zitasikika kutokana na wadhifa huo alioupata.
Tenga alisema mkakati wake katika uongozi si kukaa madarakani milele, bali muda wake ukimalizika atawaachia wengine waongoze jahazi hilo na kuwa Novemba mwaka huu anatarajia kuwania kwa mara nyingine nafasi ya Mwenyekiti wa CECAFA.
Tenga aliweka bayana matatizo yanayoikabili soka ya ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati kuwa ni kuwekeza katika soka ya vijana na mipangilio bora ya ligi, ingawa wenzao Afrika Magharibi wana wachezaji wengi zaidi katika ligi za Ulaya.
Tenga alisema sasa hivi majukumu yameongezeka, lakini TFF ndiyo kuna majukumu makubwa zaidi, CECAFA machache na hata CAF pia.

Mashindano ya aina yake baiskeli yaja


na Makuburi Ally


CHAMA cha Baiskeli Tanzania (CHABATA), kimeandaa mbio maalumu za kilomita 800 zitakazojulikana kama ‘Cycling Tour of Tanzania' zitakazopita mikoa tisa hapa nchini kuanzia Julai 17 hadi 24, mwaka huu.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Katibu Mkuu wa CHABATA, Lado Haule, alisema mashindano hayo ni makubaliano kati ya Chama chake na SPORPUB ya Burkina Faso.
Haule alisema mashindano hayo yatachezwa kwa hatua, ambapo yatashirikisha timu saba zenye wachezaji 10 kila moja.
Katibu huyo aliitaja mikoa ambayo ina viwango bora vya wachezaji kuwa ni pamoja na Dodoma, Arusha, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar na timu ya taifa.
Haule alisema shindano hilo litagharimu sh milioni 150, ambapo ni mara ya kwanza kufanyika Tanzania, hivyo inahitajika wachezaji kuwa wavumilivu.
"Timu zote zitakazoshiriki zitalipiwa usafiri wa kwenda na kurudi, wakiwa njiani watalipiwa chakula na malazi," alisema Haule.
Alisema mbio hizo zitaanzia Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam, Mlandizi, Morogoro, Dodoma, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Bunda, Serengeti, Karatu, Arusha, Segera, Chalinze hadi Dar es Salaam.
Alisema CHABATA imeshatuma barua mikoani kwa makatibu wa vyama vya mikoa ikiwataka kutuma majina ya wachezaji 10, ambayo yanatakiwa yatumwe makao makuu kabla ya Machi 27.

Yazidu, Dimoso kumsaka Mtaliano


na Dina Ismail


MABONDIA Said Yazidu na George Dimoso, wanatarajiwa kupimana ubavu Machi 26 katika pambano lisilo la ubingwa ambapo mshindi atapata nafasi ya kuzipiga na bondia kutoka Italia kuwania ubingwa wa mabara Mei mwaka huu.
Mratibu wa pambano hilo, Omary Yazidu, alisema jijini Dar es Salaam jana kwamba pambano hilo la raundi nane uzito wa middle, litafanyika ukumbi wa DDC Kariakoo, jijini Dar es Salaam.
Alisema, pambano hilo litatanguliwa na mengine kadhaa ya utangulizi, ambapo Hamza Mchanjo atazidunda na Musa Shuza, huku Said Matata atazidunda na Maisha, wakati Njiri Waziri atamvaa Musa Omary.
Aliongeza kuwa pambano hilo ambalo limeandaliwa na King Mpore litasimamiwa na Shirikisho la Masumbwi Tanzania (PST), ambapo bondia Yazidu anaendelea kujifua katika kambi yake ya Msisiri Boxing.

Majimaji yapania kushinda tatu


na Juma Kasesa


UONGOZI wa timu ya Majimaji ya Songea ‘Wanalizombe' umesema umejipanga kuhakikisha wanashinda michezo yao mitatu kati ya minne waliyobakia nayo ili kuepuka janga la kushuka Ligi Kuu Bara msimu huu.
Kwa mujibu wa mwenyekiti wa timu hiyo, Ahmedi Dzumba, kwa sasa wanakabiliwa na tishio la kushuka daraja, hivyo uongozi wake umeamua kuweka mikakati ya kutosha ili kujinusuru na janga hilo.
Majimaji ambayo mwanzoni mwa wiki ilifanikiwa kuibana Azam FC na kutoka nayo sare ya bao 1-1, iko nafasi ya 11 katika msimamo wa ligi hiyo ikiwa mbele ya AFC ya Arusha inayoburuza mkia.
Aliitaja michezo yao waliyobakiza kuwa ni dhidi ya Kagera Sugar, Toto Africa, Ruvu Shooting na mabingwa watetezi Simba.
Dzumba alisema mechi hizo ni ngumu kwao kutokana na kila timu kutaka kujiweka katika mazingira mazuri ya msimamo wa ligi hiyo, ikiwamo harakati za kutwaa ubingwa, ambapo watakuwa wakivaana na Simba lakini watajitahidi kushinda michezo hiyo.

Majimaji yapania kushinda tatu


na Juma Kasesa


UONGOZI wa timu ya Majimaji ya Songea ‘Wanalizombe’ umesema umejipanga kuhakikisha wanashinda michezo yao mitatu kati ya minne waliyobakia nayo ili kuepuka janga la kushuka Ligi Kuu Bara msimu huu.
Kwa mujibu wa mwenyekiti wa timu hiyo, Ahmedi Dzumba, kwa sasa wanakabiliwa na tishio la kushuka daraja, hivyo uongozi wake umeamua kuweka mikakati ya kutosha ili kujinusuru na janga hilo.
Majimaji ambayo mwanzoni mwa wiki ilifanikiwa kuibana Azam FC na kutoka nayo sare ya bao 1-1, iko nafasi ya 11 katika msimamo wa ligi hiyo ikiwa mbele ya AFC ya Arusha inayoburuza mkia.
Aliitaja michezo yao waliyobakiza kuwa ni dhidi ya Kagera Sugar, Toto Africa, Ruvu Shooting na mabingwa watetezi Simba.
Dzumba alisema mechi hizo ni ngumu kwao kutokana na kila timu kutaka kujiweka katika mazingira mazuri ya msimamo wa ligi hiyo, ikiwamo harakati za kutwaa ubingwa, ambapo watakuwa wakivaana na Simba lakini watajitahidi kushinda michezo hiyo.

Simba,Yanga clash in potential title decider

By ABDALLAH MSUYA, 4th March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 111

PREMIER League arch-rivals Simba and Young Africans face off on Saturday afternoon in a mouth-watering top of the table clash that could well turn out to be the title-decider.

The decisive clash is between two of the Mainland's leading lights – One team is a reigning champion and is yearning to make it second in a row, while the other vies to reclaim the trophy they relinquished last season.

A continental audience of over 32 African countries would watch live the eagerly awaited duel at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, as South African pay television ‘DStv SuperSport' in association with Star TV will be beaming it live from the 60,000-seater stadium.

For the past few days, the two local giants, whose rivalry is as old as the Tanzanian football itself, have arduously been gunning up for this crunch clash, with its winner expected to go all the way to lift the league glory this season.

As it stands, Yanga, the top flight record winners with over 20 titles, lead the 12-team table with 38 points from 17 outings, whereas second-placed Simba are breathing on their neck on 37 points and have one game in hand.

The two teams last clashed during the Mapinduzi Cup final, with Simba triumphed 2-0 at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar to lift the trophy. Yanga In its last two games, Yanga has re-established itself as a serious title contender after the exit from CAF Confederation Cup.

The dug out a 1-0 win over Kagera Sugar and Ruvu Shooting respectively, only to find themselves at the summit ahead of this potential title-decider.

Keeping the ball will be the key for Sam Timbe's men as they were guilty of losing the ball too often on Monday against Ruvu Shooting. A good start to the game will be crucial against an in-form Simba team.

First round's fixture was a thrilling encounter with Yanga prevailing and if they manage to defeat their nemesis on Saturday, it would be a ‘statement of purpose' of monumental proportions. Yanga will miss the service of Ghanaian midfielder Ernest Boakye who has been dropped from the squad for unspecified reasons.

However, the yellow-green sporting team has received a huge boost after midfield duo Godfrey Boniface and Nurdin Bakari beat off minor injuries they sustained against Ruvu Shooting.

Simba The team from Msimbazi Street has been in good form since losing 3-2 to Azam in the second phase's opening match and boasts the most formidable squad in the elite league at the moment.

The absence of injured Joseph Owino, Hilary Echesa and Mohamed Banka is definitely a big blow, but with the title potentially up for grabs with the outcome of this game, the holders will give it everything to emerge victors.

Phiri will look upon Kelvin Yondan and Juma Nyoso, the team's non-compromising central defenders to keep a check on Jerryson Tegete, the scorer of the lone goal that downed Simba at the CCM Kirumba Stadium in Mwanza on October 16, last year.

Tegete has so far scored five goals against Simba. Keeping him quiet could determine the result of the game. But Simba should also keep a close eye on Zambian striker Davis Mwape and youthful Idd Mbaga.

Offensively, Simba's hopes rest on sensational young striker Mbwana Samata, Musa Hassan ‘Mgosi', Shija Mkina and returning Emmanuel Okwi. They have the most gifted striking force in the league.

Samata, in particular has been in exceptional form, scoring six goals in five league games, plus two African Champions League strikes.

After notching his first hat-trick in top flight football in a 4-0 demolition of Mtibwa Sugar last Sunday, the former African Lyon ace will get a chance to prove his class and importance.

Meanwhile, after missing out on his team's entire second round matches, Ugandan attacker Okwi is set to make his return.

Simba will be banking on him to inspire them past Yanga. With five and six games remaining for Yanga and Simba respectively, it is obvious that both sides would approach today's match like a final, knowing this is the biggest of them all in the run to the league glory.

On the whole, this match is a mouth-watering fixture with the two genuine contenders going head-to-head for the title while Azam FC– still very much in the race – would be hoping for a draw.

Saturday March 05, 2011 Sports
Somani re-elected Snooker Captain





By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 4th March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 48

JAY Somani has unanimously been re-elected snooker captain during the section's polls at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club (DGC) on Thursday.

He vowed to take the game to the highest level. Speaking to the ‘Daily News' in Dar es Salaam on Friday after the Thursday election Somani said his new-look team will start with improvement of the Dar Open tournament to be staged later this year.

"I have already talked to the event sponsor Cargo Stars Ltd Managing Director Dioniz Malinzi who was there to observe our election and he promised us support as he wants the next Dar Open to be an extraordinary one," the snooker captain said.

Somani said his newly elected committee would work towards promoting the sport, stating that they are ready to confront the challenges ahead.

Somani thanked his voters for showing good faith in him and promised them to complete all the developmental projects and programmes he had initiated during his first two terms.

"I made promise to initiate a number of programmes to improve the standard of the sport. I would make sure the projects are accomplished in this term.

"We set various targets; some have been met, while others are yet to be attained. Since you have given me another term, I will make sure that all remaining projects are accomplished," said Somani who will stay in the office until February next year.

He cited one of the accomplished projects as the renovation of the snooker room. Somani promised to organize more competitions and promote youths as they have done to Arjun Lavingia.

Arjun was the first Tanzanian to take part in the All Africa Championship in Cairo, Egypt last year where he was ousted at the quarter-final stage. He also took part at the World Championship in Damascus, Syria.

Others who were elected in the election, supervised by DGC Acting Chairman Professor Primo Carneiro were Ramesh Lathigra (vice-captain) and Tqbal Zavery (treasurer).

Tenga vows to promote EA soccer





By JAPHET KAZENGA, 4th March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 51

THE Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) President Leodegar Tenga has promised to fight for the rights of the East African region when he takes his new post of executive committee member of the continental soccer governing body, CAF.

Tenga, who is also the chairman of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA), said the new post puts him in a better position to champion for the development of the region's soccer standard and he will do his utmost to realize the plan.

He beat Rwanda's Celestine Musabyimana to the post of the CAF executive committee member for the Central-East Zone during the body's 33rd Ordinary General Assembly held in Khartoum, Sudan last month.

"My main motive behind contesting for the post was the need to represent our zone in CAF. When we (East African football officials) talked to our counterparts from the rest of the continent, we discovered that their top officials are in the CAF executive committee thus we felt it was better our region had a representative too," said Tenga.

"One of the most important tasks ahead is the improvement of the East African soccer body, CECAFA. We also need to foster better relationship with our fellows from North, South and West to ensure we meet our targets," he added.

Tenga said problems facing the East African region's soccer hardly differ from the ones found in the rest of the continent and, for that matter; the way out of the problems rests on the need for CECAFA members to devise better strategies to improve regional soccer.

"The biggest problem in the East African region's soccer is lack of investment in youth. We have to boost the level of investment in the mentioned field, apart from encouraging better cooperation with the rest of the zones' soccer governing bodies in the continent and exchange ideas, a move that could prove useful to us," he said.

"Some of our fellow African countries have made great strides in soccer because they have plenty of professional players in top flight leagues in Europe but, in fact, they do encounter the same problems we have in their respective domestic soccer," he added.

He thanked TFF, domestic soccer stakeholders and the rest of the CECAFA members saying their unwavering support helped him win the CAF executive committee membership.

"TFF, as a matter of fact, proposed my name during the CAF polls, so, I thank the former for promoting my leadership qualities and eventually help me win the new post," he said.

He further hinted that he is planning to contest for the second term in November this year and step down thereafter so that other football officials in the East African region could as well contest for the position. "I have no plan whatsoever to cling to the position.

I believe our region has plenty of officials with the ability to successfully represent us in CAF therefore, I have planned to contest for the second term in November and step down thereafter," said Tenga.

Simba's Ugandan trio back in Cranes squad

By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 3rd March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 123

SIMBA's Ugandan professional trio of Emmanuel Okwi, Joseph Owino and Patrick Ochan have been recalled to the Cranes squad, which is preparing for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Guinea Bissau scheduled for March 26.

They are part of the 23- man squad announced by the country's soccer governing body, FUFA, and they are set to team up with a host of other foreign professionals and a few home-based players.

All three have had occasional stints with the Cranes and their latest assignment was the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) Tusker Challenge Cup held in Dar es Salaam last year in which Cranes finished third.

They were then left out of the squad that participated in the inaugural Nile Basin soccer championship hosted by Egypt with the youthful Cranes storming to the final only to lose to the hosts.

Owino, on his part, looked to have earned a surprise inclusion into the squad as he was sidelined for the better part of the Mainland Premier League's second phase after sustaining a series of injuries.

According to the Ugandan daily, New Vision, FUFA has also recalled Joseph Kabagambe for national duty with the Cranes. The winger, a member of Sudanese club Al- Neel, is in the 23-man squad summoned for training ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea Bissau on March 26.

Kabagambe replaces fastpaced midfielder Dan Wagaluka, who has been ignored. Steven Bengo was the other prominent exclusion. The squad comprising five home-based and foreignbased players includes USbased defender Henry Kalungi.

The defender, who plays for Richmond Football Club, is an alternative to doubtful Cranes captain Ibrahim Sekagya. Cranes coach Bobby Williamson said that: "We have not dropped any player. It will be a waste of time for us to call players and end up not using them."

Goalkeeper Posnet Omony, who plays for South African side Vasco Da Gama, has also been recalled to the team. Omony last played for Uganda during Cranes' 2-1 win over Benin in 2009.

Cranes squad: D. Onyango, P. Omony, N. Kizito, I. Sekagya, A. Mwesigwa, M. Mudde,
I. Isinde, V. Kayizzi, T. Mawejje, G. Massa, D. Obua, E. Okwi, P. Ochan, G. Sserunkuma, B. Umony, O.Kasule J. Owino, J. Kabagambe, G. Walusimbi, S. Masaba, M. Mutyaba, H. Muwonge, H. Kalungi and H. Wasswa.

Funga hao

Imeandikwa na Amir Mhando; Tarehe: 4th March 2011 @ 23:59 Imesomwa na watu: 152; Jumla ya maoni: 0



Hekaheka wakati wa mojawapo ya mechi za Simba na Yanga.





FUNGA hao! Leo hawatoki, mmekwisha, lazima kieleweke, hatuwakosi, leo mwisho wa hadithi.

Haya yote ni baadhi ya maneno yanayosemwa na mashabiki wa soka nchini inapofikia mechi ya watani wa jadi kwenye soka hapa nchini Simba na Yanga.

Leo alasiri kama ilivyokuwa nyakati zingine, timu hizo zinavaana Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam katika mchezo wa marudiano wa Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara.

Mchezo huo utamaliza ile hadithi tamu inayohusiana na maandalizi pamoja na mbwembwe ama hofu zinazohusiana na mchezo wa miamba hiyo, ambapo katika mchezo wa kwanza uliofanyika Uwanja wa CCM Kirumba, Mwanza Simba ilifungwa bao 1-0, mfungaji akiwa Jerry Tegete.

Filimbi ya kumaliza mpira itakayopulizwa na mwamuzi Oden Mbaga, baada ya dakika 90 za waungwana hao kumenyana, ndipo kila upande utakapojua ulichovuna.

Ni mchezo ambao huvuta hisia za mashabiki wengi wa soka, ambao huwa hautabiriki hata kama moja kati ya timu hizo inaonekana uwezo wake ni mdogo kulinganisha na nyingine.

Yanga inaingia uwanjani ikiwa na nguvu kubwa, huku ikiongoza ligi hiyo kwa pointi 38 na imefungwa mechi moja na kushinda 11 na sare tano ikiwa imecheza mechi 17, wakati Simba yenyewe inashika nafasi ya pili ikiwa na pointi 37 imeshinda mechi 12, sare moja na imefungwa tatu.

Yanga inaingia ikiwa na safu inayotisha ya ushambuliaji ikiongozwa na Mzambia Davies Mwape na Jerry Tegete ambao katika siku za karibuni wamekuwa tumaini kubwa la timu hiyo katika ufungaji.

Lakini timu hiyo inayonolewa na Mganda Sam Timbe ambao huo utakuwa mchezo wake wa kwanza kukutana na Simba tangu akabidhiwe timu karibu mwezi mmoja sasa inao nyota wengine katika safu ya ushambuliaji, ambao ni Idd Mbaga na Nsa Job.

Safu ya kiungo Yanga itakuwa naye Athumani Idd 'Chuji' aliyerejea tena uwanjani baada ya kujichuja kwa muda kutokana na kutofautiana na aliyekuwa kocha wa timu hiyo, Mserbia Kostadin Papic.

Pia itamtegemea Juma Seif na Omega Seme hasa kufuatia taarifa kuwa Nurdin Bakari ni mgonjwa. Safu ya ulinzi itakuwa na Nadir Haroub 'Cannavaro', Nsajigwa Shadrack, Stephano Mwasika na Chacha Marwa ambao watahakikisha kipa Yaw Berko hapati madhara.

Kwa upande wa Simba inayonolewa na Mzambia Patrick Phiri, safu yake ya ushambuliaji itawategemea Waganda Emmanuel Okwi, Patrick Ochan, Shija Mkina na Mussa Mgosi'.

Lakini miamba hao wanayo lulu mpya katika upachikaji mabao huyu ni Mbwana Samatta ambaye ameanza kuichezea timu hiyo duru la pili kutokana na kutoanza mzunguko wa kwanza baada ya uongozi wa Simba kushindwa kumtekelezea baadhi ya ahadi walizokubaliana.

Samata amekuwa tumaini la mashabiki wa Simba ambao jina lake hivi sasa lipo mdomoni mwao kama lilivyo la Mwape kwa mashabiki wa Yanga.

Samatta msimu uliopita alikuwa African Lyon. Upande wa kiungo inao Amri Kiemba, Jerry Santo na Nico Nyagawa, huku kwenye ulinzi ikiwategemea Kelvin Yondani, Juma Jabu, Juma Nyoso na Haruna Shamte wamlinde kipa Juma Kaseja asipate madhara.

Mara ya mwisho timu hizo zilikutana Januari 12 mwaka huu Uwanja wa Amaan Zanzibar katika mchezo wa fainali Kombe la Mapinduzi, ambapo Simba ilishinda mabao 2-0.

Rekodi zao kwa mwaka jana timu hizo zilikutana mara tatu, ambapo katika ligi Simba ilishinda mara moja mabao 4-3 Aprili 18 katika mchezo wa marudiano wa Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara, Yanga nayo ikashinda kwa penalti 3-1 Agosti 21 katika mchezo wa Ngao ya Hisani na Oktoba 16 Yanga ikashinda bao 1-0.

Mwaka juzi Oktoba 31 Simba ilishinda bao 1-0 lililofungwa na Mgosi, wakati Aprili 21 mwaka huo zilifungana mabao 2-2, ambapo katika sare hiyo mabao ya Yanga yalifungwa na Bernard Mwalala na Tegete, wakati yale ya Simba yalifungwa na Ramadhani Chombo na Haruna Moshi ‘Boban;.

Aprili 27, 2008 timu hizo zilifungana bao 1-1 na Oktoba 26 mwaka huo Yanga ilishinda bao 1-0 lililofungwa na Ben Mwalala, hivyo kuhitimisha unyonge wa Yanga kwa Simba baada ya kushindwa kupata ushindi karibu miaka sita.

Awali miamba hiyo baada ya mechi ya Aprili 27, ilikuwa ikutane Julai 27 mwaka huo Uwanja Mkuu wa Taifa, lakini mechi hiyo haikufanyika kutokana na Yanga kutopeleka timu uwanjani, katika mchezo wa kutafuta mshindi wa tatu Kombe la Kagame.

Mwaka 2007 zilikutana mara mbili na zote Yanga ilifungwa, ambapo mara ya kwanza ilikuwa Uwanja wa Jamhuri, Morogoro katika fainali ya Ligi Ndogo na Simba kushinda kwa penalti 5-4 na kisha Yanga kufungwa tena bao 1-0 Oktoba Uwanja wa Jamhuri, Morogoro katika mchezo wa raundi ya kwanza Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara.

6 dropped from ‘Face of Tanzania' finals

By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 3rd March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 161

SIX aspiring models had their dreams to represent Tanzania in international fashion scenes quashed after they were dropped from the list of contestants for the forthcoming ‘Face of Tanzania' finals.

Organizer of the annual modelling competition, Juliana Urio of Beautiful Tanzanie Agency (BTA), said the girls have to go out of the finals after they were voted out by the viewers through televised programme meant to select the finalists.

Those voted out are Angel Mombeki and Monica Fikiri (Tabora), Asha Hamis and Diana Moshi (Dodoma), Winfrida Sabega (Dar es Salaam) and Dotinata Soro (Arusha).

The sextet were among twenty five girls who had sailed through the modelling competition dubbed ‘Kisura wa Tanzania' preliminaries after making it past a two-month scouting in 12 Mainland regions that had involved 1,000 aspirants.

"It has been our tradition to give room for our fans to suggest who they think should win the title through voting and the six have been voted out," said Urio.

She said the voting will also be conducted this weekend and it is expected to be a tough one going by the quality of this year's contestants. Urio said the top prizes will be made public on Sunday as well as the venue for the finals.

The contestants are currently in residential training camp at Kiromo Hotel in Bagamoyo. The finals of the modelling competition are scheduled to take place on March 18, in Dar es Salaam.

The competition seeks to unearth and promote supermodels who can work internationally and represent the country in international fashion scenes.

This year's event has been sponsored by Family Health International (FHI), TBC1, Kiromo View Resort Hotel, TanFoam (Arusha), SBC Limited, TBL through Redd's, Flare Magazine, Hugo Domingo, BASATA, GRM Production, Clouds FM, ATCL and MJ Records.

Darts body to review its constitution

By JAPHETH KAZENGA, 3rd March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 62

THE Tanzania Amateur Darts Association (TADA) is expected to submit its draft constitution to the National Sports Council (NSC) in a bid to officially start ushering in a legally elected leadership.

TADA Acting Assistant Secretary General Kale Mgonja said they were scheduled to submit the draft constitution mid this week and wait for the NSC approval before dealing with other procedures.

The association is currently under an interim leadership that came to power on January 9, 2009 and has since then been taking charge of all matters pertaining to effective promotion of darts in the country.

Mgonja said the association held its general assembly during this year's national darts championship played in Dodoma last weekend in which members reviewed and approved the draft constitution.

"The TADA general assembly was held successfully and the review of the draft constitution is over," he said.

"All members came to an agreement on the matter and the remaining task is the presentation of the draft constitution to the NSC so that the latter can approve it and set date for our association's elections," added Mgonja.

He insisted that the TADA interim leadership was determined to complete the task within one week after the end of the national championship to ensure the whole process runs appropriately within the scheduled time.

The election of new TADA officials will mark yet another significant attempt by the domestic darts stakeholders to revive the sport and help it regain its reputation as the most respected indoor sport in the country.

Mgonja hinted shortly before the Dodoma tournament that the TADA interim leadership was fast tracking the approval of the draft constitution with a view to securing legally elected officials, a move that will help the sport secure reliable sponsorship.

"We would like to get sponsorship and propel darts to enormous success domestically. We hope the success will be achieved through better cooperation with domestic sports stakeholders, including the media," he said.

"What we need is the legally elected leadership…the current interim officials are not necessarily the ones that should be voted to power," he added.

With Tanzania scheduled to host this year's East Africa Darts Challenge Cup later next month, the acquisition of new TADA officials seems to be the biggest issue on focus as domestic darts followers seek to make their presence felt in sporting circles.

Africa to watch ‘giants' duel

By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 3rd March 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 292

A CONTINENTAL audience of over 32 African countries would watch live the top of the table Premier League clash between traditional archrivals, Simba and Young Africans due at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.

Defending champions Simba and league leaders Yanga will get to stake a claim for the inclusion of the celebrated local derby in the top five greatest African derbies in front of a continental audience as South African pay television ‘DStv SuperSport' in association with Star TV broadcasts the match live from the 60 000-seater stadium.

And in what would likely promote local talent across the continent, SuperSport confirmed on its website that over 32 African states will tune in to watch the potential Vodacom Premier League title decider.

"This match is truly one of the great derbies in African football and we are grateful to have the opportunity to share this fantastic match with football fans across the continent. A match like this deserves an international stage," SuperSport's head of Africa, Gary Rathbone said.

Mwanza-based Star TV, who hold the top flight broadcast rights and the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) have agreed to let DStv SuperSport broadcast the epic encounter between the country's most successful clubs to a larger continental audience.

"The match is live on SuperSport 9 at 2.55pm (CAT) from the 60 000-seater Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, a venue both teams call home, something unique to only the Dar es Salaam and Milan derbies," read the statement.

The two local giants whose rivalry is as old as the Tanzanian football itself are arduously gunning up for the crunch clash, with its winner tipped to go all the way to lift the league glory this season.

As it stands, Yanga, record winners with a total of 21 titles, command the 12-team table with 38 points out of 17 outings, one point and one game more over second-placed Simba. As customary both teams have opted to set up their camp outside the city as they gear up for the eagerly awaited showdown.

Yanga, under the tutelage of Ugandan tactician Sam Timbe, have shifted their base to the coastal city of Bagamoyo, while title holders Simba have crossed the ocean to the spicy Island, where the two sides met last with Patrick Phiri's men triumphing 2-0 to scoop the 2011 Mapinduzi Cup.

Meanwhile, Simba have suffered another blow ahead of the showdown after industrious midfielder Mohamed Banka was ruled out on Thursday, the club said.

Simba physician Cosmas Kapinga informed the ‘Daily News' over the phone from the team's Zanzibar camp that the former Yanga player has contracted typhoid fever and would not take part in the derby.

Banka's injury could not have come at a worse time for the Msimbazi Street team as they are already without influential Kenyan midfielder Hilary Echesa and reliable centre back Joseph Owino. Owino was sent for an x-ray examination on Tuesday to see whether he could play or not, but the results showed that he is not fit, said Dr Kapinga.

But Simba would breathe a sigh of relief as it was on Thursday revealed that Yanga would also miss the service of their Ghanaian midfielder Ernest Boakye because of injury.

Midfielders Godfrey Boniface and Nurdin Bakari also face a race against time to be fit for the clash.

Nitastaafu muziki mwaka 2013-Gurumo

Imeandikwa na Mwandishi Wetu; Tarehe: 4th March 2011 @ 23:55 Imesomwa na watu: 76; Jumla ya maoni: 0



Muhidin Gurumo



MWANAMUZIKI mkongwe nchini Muhidin Gurumo amemshukuru Rais Jakaya Kikwete kumtembelea hospitalini alikokuwa amelazwa na pia ametangaza kwamba atastaafu muziki mwaka 2013.

Katika mahojiano na Redio One, Dar es Salaam, Gurumo amesema Kikwete alimtembelea akiwa hospitalini hivi karibuni na ujio wake ulimuwezesha kuhudumiwa vema na kupona haraka.

"Napenda kumshukuru Rais Kikwete, ni mtu mwenye roho nzuri mno," alisema. Gurumo ambaye amejipatia umaarufu mkubwa katika tasnia ya muziki nchini tangu mwaka 1961 alipoanza kuimba alisema iwapo Mungu atamuweka hai amepanga kustaafu muziki mwaka 2013.

"Nilikuwa mgonjwa, lakini naendelea vizuri kwa sasa, nafikiria kustaafu mwaka 2013 ili kuwaachia vijana, lakini nitakuwa tayari kusaidia kama kuna mtu atahitaji msaada wangu," alisema.

Gurumo aliwaasa wanamuziki wa sasa kufanya kazi kwa bidii na kulinda fani hiyo.

"Wanamuziki wa siku hizi wanapenda kurap mimi sioni maana, wanaharibu uimbaji ingawa wanasema wanafanya hivyo badala ya saxophone ambazo sisi tulikuwa tunatumia," alisema.

Mkongwe huyo alisema anavutiwa na uimbaji wa Cosmas Chidumule, marehemu Moshi William na Hussein Jumbe ambaye alimuelezea kuwa ni mwanamuziki mzuri, lakini hana bahati.