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TFF: Samatta halali ya Simba Send to a friend Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:24

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Clara Alphonce
SHIRIKISHO la Soka Tanzania, TFF, limesema klabu ya Simba inaweza kufanya lolote kwa Mbwana Samatta kwa kuwa ni mchezaji halali wa klabu hiyo.

Kauli ya TFF imekuja baada ya African Lyon kutaka simba iwape fedha zote za usajili wa mchezaji huyo aliyeko katika majaribio nchini DR Congo. Simba ilimchukua mchezaji huyo kutoka African Lyon.

Lyon waliibuka baada ya klabu ya TP Mazembe ya DR Congo kumnunua mchezaji huyo kwa dola 100,000 (sh150mil) ambazo Simba imekubaliana na Mazembe huku African Lyon wakidai kuwa fedha hizo hazikustaili kwenda Simba kwa kuwa mchezaji huyo alienda Simba kwa mkopo.

Mwenyekiti wa kamati ya Mashindano ya TFF, Saad Kawemba alisema kuwa kwa upande wao hawana mkataba wa African Lyon na Samatta bali wana nakala ya mkataba wa Simba unaoeleza kuwa Samatta ni mchezaji wao halali.

Alisema kama mchezaji huyo angekuwa sio halali kamati hiyo ingeinyang'anya Simba pointi zote ambazo walipata katika michezo yote ambayo Mbwana alicheza kwa mujibu wa kanuni zinavyoeleza.

Alisema na kama mchezaji huyo asingekuwa halali na kama usajili wake ungekuwa na mashaka basi Simba isingeruhusiwa kumtumia mpaka pale watakapomalizana na klabu husika ambayo mchezaji huyo katoka.

Wakati hayo yakiendelea kushika kasi, Vicky Kimaro anaripoti kuwa uongozi wa Afrika Lyon unapanga kulifikisha suala lao Shirikisho la Soka bAfrika (CAF) na lile la kimataifa, FIFA kutokana na kutumia ubabe kumuuza mchezaji wao.

Akizungumza na Mwananchi kiongozi wa juu wa klabu hiyo alisema mbali na Simba pia wataishtaki TFF kwa kitendo chao cha kupuuza barua zao za malalamiko walizowaandikia TFF mwaka jana.

"Hakuna mkataba wowote kati ya Afrika Lyon na Simba ambao ulikubaliana Samata na Rashid Gumbo kuichezea Simba, hakuna hata mali kauli si uongozi wetu wala ule uliopita, na hili suala tuliwaandikia TFF barua kama nane hizi hapa,(alionyesha) wakati Kayuni anakaimu nafasi ya katibu mkuu lakini hakuna hata moja aliyoifanyia kazi,"alisema kiongozi huyo

"Tangu tumeichukua Afrika Lyon tumekuwa tukiwandikia TFF barua mara kwa mara kuwakumbusha kuhusu wachezaji wetu, chochote kitakachotokea tusibebeshwe lawama na kesho (leo) tutaweka wazi mikataba ya wakina Samata na barua zote ambazo tuliwaanindikia TFF na hawakuchukua hatua yoyote," alisema.

Hata hivyo, habari zilizopatikana baadaye jana jioni zilisema kuwa Katibu Mkuu wa Lyon, Brain Ernest alisema kuwa wanachodai Simba ni fedha za usajili ambazo klabu hiyo haikumalizia katika usajili wake.

Katika hatua nyingine viongozi wa Simba wameanza kufanya mazungumzo na mshambuliaji wa Yanga, Samte Ally ili aweze kuichezea Simba msimu ujao wa ligi kuu Tanzania bara.

Habari ambazo zilipatikana jana kutoka kwa moja wa viongozi wa Simba zilieleza kuwa Kamati hiyo ya usajili imeanza mazungumzo na mchezaji huyo tangu wiki iliyopita lakini kumekuwa na kutokubaliana kwa baadhi ya wajumbe wa kamati hiyo wakidai kuwa mchezaji huyo amekuwa na utovu wa nidhamu kwa muda mrefu.

Mpaka sasa Simba imekwishanasa saini za Obadia Mungusa, Mwinyi Kazimoto,salum Machaku na Patrick Mafisango, Godfrey Katerega (Atraco) na Ulimboka Mwakingwe.

 

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Dodoma walingoja kwa hamu Tamasha la Pasaka


na Fatma Gaffus, Dodoma

WAKAZI wa Dodoma wanalisubiri kwa hamu kubwa Tamasha la Injili la Pasaka linalotarajiwa kufanyika kwenye Uwanja wa Jamhuri mjini hapa Aprili 25.
Wakizungumza na mwandishi wa habari hizi mjini hapa, wakazi mbalimbali walisema kuwa, watahudhuria tamasha hilo ili kushuhudia vipaji vya waimbaji hao mahiri wa Injili.
Kwa upande wake, Neema Lawrence, alisema kuwa ni faraja kwa wakazi wa Mkoa wa Dodoma kuletewa tamasha hilo, ambako watahakikisha wanafurika kwa wingi ili kuwapa sapoti waimbaji hao wa Injili ili tamasha hilo lifane.
Alisema kuwa wingi wa watu katika kushuhudia tamasha hilo ndiko kutakakowapa mori waimbaji hao wa kufanya vizuri katika tamasha hilo.
Naye Julius Gibson alisema kuwa ni fahari kwa wakazi wa Dodoma kuwashuhudia ‘laivu' waimbaji hao mashuhuri wa nyimbo za Injili, pia watapata fursa ya kujuana nao zaidi na kujenga mahusiano mazuri.
Kwa upande wake, John Philipo alisema kuwa wao kama waumini watajifunza kitu kwa waimbaji hao, kitakachowasaidia katika kujiingiza na wao katika uimbaji wa Injili.
Alisema kuwa, yeye binafsi anatamani sana kuwa mwimbaji wa Injili, lakini hajui aaanzie wapi ili kuweza kuimba na kupata mafanikio kama waliyoyapata kina Bony Mwaitege, Flora Mbasha, Rose Muhando na wengine.
Aidha, waliitaka kamati ya maandalizi, kuandaa na kufanya tamasha hilo kila mwaka ili kuwapa fursa wakazi wa mikoani kuwaona waimbaji hao wa Injili.
Tamasha hilo lina lengo la kuwachangia watoto yatima, wajane na wasiokuwa na uwezo, sambamba na waathirika wa milipuko ya mabomu wa Gongo la Mboto.

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Siku ya Utamaduni kuadhimishwa Musoma


na Juma Kasesa

MAADHIMISHO ya Siku ya Utamaduni Duniani yanatarajiwa kufanyika kitaifa mjini Musoma mkoani Mara, Mei 21, mwaka huu ambako mgeni rasmi anatarajiwa kuwa Waziri wa Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo, Emmanuel Nchimbi.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo, Seth Kamhanda, alisema maadhimisho ya mwaka huu yataadhimishwa kwa kaulimbiu ya ‘Tusherehekeapo Miaka 50 ya Uhuru, Tudumishe Utamaduni Wetu'.
Alisema kaulimbiu hiyo imelenga kuhimiza kuendelea kuenzi na kudumisha utamaduni wa Kitanzania, kutokana na ukweli kwamba amani, utulivu na mshikamano walionao wananchi hadi sasa, vimejengwa na utamaduni wa kupendana.
Kamhanda alisema maadhimisho hayo yatakwenda sambamba na maonyesho ya shughuli mbalimbali za sanaa kama ngoma za asili, maigizo, sarakasi, nyimbo, ngonjera na majigambo, ambapo pia kutakuwepo na kazi za sanaa za uchoraji, uchongaji, ususi, ufuaji, uhunzi, ufinyanzi, ushonaji mavazi, mapishi ya vyakula vya asili na urembaji.
Maadhimisho hayo ambayo mwaka jana yalifanyika mkoani Singida, pia yatapambwa na maonyesho ya vikundi mbalimbali vya muziki wa asili, muziki wa kizazi kipya, taarabu na dansi, ikiwamo uonyeshwaji wa filamu zilizokwisha kukaguliwa na bodi ya Filamu.
Alitoa wito kwa wadau mbalimbali kujitokeza kushiriki maadhimisho hayo kwa kujenga vibanda vya maonyesho, ambapo pia kutakuwepo na michezo ya mieleka, bao, kufukuza kuku, kulenga shabaha, kuvuta kamba, mbio za gunia, mdako na kupiga kasia.

 

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Bitchuka atambulisha vibao vipya Sikinde


na Ruhazi Ruhazi

MWIMBAJI maarufu wa bendi kongwe ya muziki wa dansi nchini ya Mlimani Park ‘Sikinde Ngoma ya Ukae', Hassan Rehani Bitchuka, ametambulisha nyimbo mbili mpya ambazo zimeanza kufanyiwa mazoezi lakini bado hazijapewa majina.
Akizungumza kwenye ukumbi wa SUWATA, Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam jana, Mkurugenzi wa Mawasiliano na Habari wa bendi hiyo, Jimmy Chika, alisema kuwa vibao hivyo vimeanza kufanyiwa mazoezi na wanamuziki wote tangu Alhamisi ya wiki iliyopita.
Chika alisema kuwa vibao hivyo vinatarajiwa kupatiwa majina wakati wowote kuanzia sasa na kwamba, muda si mrefu ujao vitaanza kutambulishwa katika maonyesho yao yanayofanyika jijini Dar es Salaam.
"Tunapenda kuwaambia wapenzi wetu kuwa Bitchuka ametambulisha vibao vipya viwili ambavyo tayari wanamuziki wenzake wameanza kuvifanyia mazoezi tangu wiki iliyopita," alisema Chika.
Alisema kuwa bendi hiyo ambayo kwa sasa inamilikiwa na wanamuziki wenyewe baada ya waliokuwa wadhamini na waendeshaji wao Shirika la Maendeleo Dar es Salaam (DDC) kujitoa, inajaribu kufanya kila iwezelo kuhakikisha wanarejea katika makali yao ya zamani yaliyowawezesha kuibuka mabingwa wa muziki nchini.

 

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Bodi Miss Utalii yatangaza mabadiliko


na Mwandishi wetu

IKIWA ni takriban mwezi mmoja tangu kufanyika kwa fainali za taifa za Miss Utalii Tanzania 2010/2011, bodi ya wakurugenzi imepitisha uamuzi wa kufuta nafasi zote za uwakala na ujumbe wa kamati ya mashindano hayo kuanzia ngazi ya taifa hadi majimbo kuanzia Aprili 11, mwaka huu.
Kwa mujibu wa Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa Miss Tourism Tanzania, Gideon Chipungahelo, uamuzi huo una lengo la kupisha mabadiliko ya mfumo na muundo mpya wa uongozi na uendeshaji wa mashindano hayo kuanzia sasa.
Chipungahelo alisema badala ya kuwa na mawakala wa majimbo, wilaya, mikoa na kanda, kwa mfumo na muundo mpya, sasa kutakuwa na wakurugenzi watendaji wa ngazi zote hizo, ambao watawajibika moja kwa moja kwa bodi ya wakurugenzi, ili kuimarisha utendaji na uwajibikaji wa pamoja kwa kila mmoja kuwajibika kwa dhati katika nafasi yake.
Alisema katika ngazi ya taifa, sasa kutakuwa na sekritarieti ya uendeshaji ya bodi ya wakurugenzi, ambayo itaundwa na wataalamu wa nyanja mbalimbali za uendeshaji mashindano wakiwemo wataalamu wa utalii, utamaduni, sanaa, masuala ya kijamii, uwekezaji, habari, utangazaji, masoko, promosheni, matamasha na majukwaa.
Chipungahelo alisema hatua hiyo inalenga kuondoa upungufu uliojitokeza katika fainali zilizopita na miaka mitano tangu kubuniwa na kuanzishwa kwa mashindano hayo hapa nchini.
Sambamba na mabadiliko hayo, bodi ya wakurugenzi iliyokutana jijini Dar es Salaam imetangaza kuwaomba watu wenye sifa za kuweza kuandaa, kuomba nafasi hizo za ukurugenzi wa kanda, kanda maalumu za vyuo vikuu, mikoa, wilaya na majimbo, ambapo mwisho wa kupokea maombi hayo ni Mei 3, mwaka huu.

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French Ligue One Roundup, Apr. 17

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Nigeria defender Taye Taiwo scored with a late penalty kick on Sunday as defending champion Marseille rallied to beat Montpellier 2-1 and close the gap on French leader Lille to one point.
Olivier Giroud put hosts Montpellier ahead in the 64th minute when he finished off a flowing move by curling the ball into the bottom corner for his 10th league goal of the season.
Lille has picked up only one point from its last two games, opening up the title race with seven games remaining.
"I'm especially pleased because it wasn't an easy match," Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said. "We won it with our hearts. It was tough because Montpellier defended well. We're getting closer to Lille."


Lille is six points clear of third-place Lyon, which lost 1-0 at Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's late match. PSG moved above Rennes and into fourth place, seven points behind Lille.
"It's true that we've missed a good chance to get back in the (title) race," Lyon coach Claude Puel said. "We came here with a lot of ambition."
Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac leveled five minutes after Giroud's goal, running onto a superbly struck 50-yard pass from midfielder Benoit Cheyrou and clipping the ball over goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren without breaking stride for his second goal in two games and seventh in the league this season.
"We reacted well after conceding the first goal. Gignac scored and we benefited from a penalty at the end," Marseille defender Charles Kabore said. "We bounced back and got three very important points."
Gignac, who has lost his place in the France squad since the team's disappointing World Cup campaign, almost added another goal with a powerful shot that swerved just wide of the top corner.
After both teams had a player sent off, Taiwo scored in the 82nd when he coolly sent Jourdren the wrong way.
Referee Stephane Lannoy awarded Marseille the penalty after Abdelhamid El Kaoutari tugged back Loic Remy as he was about to shoot. Lannoy then sent both players off. Remy was dismissed even though Marseille was awarded the decision.
At Parc des Princes, defender Zoumana Camara scored in the 76th minute for PSG, which still has a slim title shot but could more realistically overtake Lyon in the race for a Champions League place.
PSG winger Ludovic Giuly made an immediate impact shortly after coming on for striker Mevlut Erding, who was again jeered by home fans.

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Brazilian midfielder Nene's free kick was punched away by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, but the ball fell for Giuly to react quickly by pulling it back just enough for Camara to slide and divert it in with his knee.
PSG had the better of the chances in the first half, with Nene volleying wide from close range and striker Guillaume Hoarau seeing his shot cleared off the line by Lyon's Jeremy Toulalan.
Puel again left Brazilian defender Cris on the bench, preferring to keep Toulalan in central defense, even though Toulalan is normally a midfielder.
Lyon's first best chance came in the 50th when striker Bafetimbi Gomis latched onto Maxime Gonalon's pass in the penalty area and scooped the ball onto the crossbar.
Lyon playmaker Yoann Gourcuff had another poor match, and he was replaced at halftime by Ederson.
Last-place Arles-Avignon was relegated after losing 1-0 at home to Valenciennes, with Gregory Pujol scoring his 14th goal of the season. Arles has won just one of its 31 matches.
Marseille defends its League Cup trophy against Montpellier next weekend at Stade de France.



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TFF: Samatta mali ya Simba


na Dina Ismail

SHIRIKISHO la Soka Tanzania (TFF), limesema kuwa linamtambua mchezaji mahiri, Mbwana Samatta, kuwa ni mchezaji halali wa timu ya Simba ya jijini Dar es Salaam na kama kuna klabu inayodai ni wake haina budi kupeleka vithibitisho.
Kauli hiyo inatokana na klabu ya African Lyon kuandika barua TFF, wakidai kuwa mchezaji huyo ambaye amenunuliwa na mabingwa wa soka Afrika, TP Mazembe ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC), ni mali yao.
Katibu Mkuu wa TFF, Angetile Osiah ‘Ngeta', alisema jijini Dar es Salaam jana kuwa Shirikisho lake linamtambua Samatta kama ni mali ya Simba, kwani alihamishwa kutoka African Lyon kwa kufuata taratibu zinazohitajika.
Alisema anashangazwa na madai yanayotolewa na African Lyon kuwa alikwenda kuichezea Simba kwa makubaliano, kitu ambacho hakiwezi kusaidia lolote katika harakati zao hizo za kumdai mchezaji huyo.
Katibu huyo aliongeza kuwa kama wapo makini na madai yao, hawana budi kuwasilisha vielelezo TFF, ambavyo vitasaidia kupatikana kwa suluhisho katika suala hilo, kinyume cha hapo wataendelea kumtambua Samatta ni mchezaji halali wa Simba, hivyo haki na stahiki zote zitakuwa za kwao.
"African Lyon wanalalamika kuwa Samatta ni mchezaji wao halali kivipi? Sisi tunatambua ni halali kwa Simba, kwa vile alihamishwa kwa kufuata taratibu za kisheria, Lyon wana haki ya kumdai, lakini je, vielelezo viko wapi? Bila ya vielelezo sisi hatuna la kuwasaidia," alisema Osiah.
Aliongeza kuwa kutokana na hilo, klabu hizo hazina budi kukaa pamoja na kukubaliana kuhusiana na malipo yatakayopatikana kupitia kwa mchezaji huyo chipukizi na kama kitahitajika kibali cha uhamisho wa kimataifa (ITC), watatoa kama mchezaji wa Simba.
Hivi karibuni Simba ilitangaza kumuuza Samatta TP Mazembe kwa dola 150,000 za Marekiani, kabla ya siku chache baadaye uongozi wa African Lyon kuibuka na kudai kuwa fedha zote za mauzo ya mchezaji huyo ni halali yao.
Katika madai yake, African Lyon inadai kuwa inastahili kulipwa stahili zote kuhusiana na malipo ya kinda huyo kwani alijiunga na Simba kwa makubaliano.

 

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Stars kwenda Msumbiji kesho Send to a friend Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:23

Waandishi Wetu
WAKATI timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania, Taifa Stars ikitarajiwa kuondoka kesho kwenda nchini Msumbiji, kocha mkuu wa timu hiyo, Jan Poulsea amesema, kikosi hicho ndicho kitakacho cheza mechi ya kwanza katika mzunguko wa pili dhidi ya Afrika ya Kati.

Akizungumza na Mwananchi jana jijini Dar es Salaam kocha huyo alisema, baada ya mechi hiyo, anaweza kufanya marekebisho, ingawa hayawezi kuwa makubwa kwa sababu kwa wakati huo hakutakuwa na mechi za Ligi Kuu.

"Sitafanya marekebisho mpaka mechi ya Afrika ya Kati itakapochezwa, ingawa marekebisho hayo hayatakuwa makubwa sana kwa sababu yatategemea aina ya matokeo katika mechi hiyo,hali ya wachezaji kiafra pamoja na kutokuwepo kwa mashindano ya Ligi Kuu kwa kipindi hicho"alisema Poulsen.

Alisema, pamoja na sababu hizo pia anahitaji wachezaji hao wakaye pamoja kwa muda mrefu ili waweze kuzoeana, ingawa wachezaji wote wanaocheza soka nje ya nchi watakuwepo lakini hawa wanaocheza nchini wakikaa pamoja kwa muda mrefu itazidi kuimarisha timu.

Hata hivyo kocha huyo amekuwa akiwatumia washambuliaji Mbwana Samatta pamoja na John Bocco kucheza pamoja katika nafasi ushambuliaji, huku akiwatumia mawinga Kigi Mkassi na Salum Machaku kucheza krosi za pembeni kwenda golini wakati mazoezi ya timu hiyo yanayoendelea katika Uwanja wa Karume jijini Dar es Salaam.

 

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Mrope amrithi Ngassa Stars vs Black Mambas


na Juma Kasesa

KIKOSI cha wachezaji 19 na viongozi 10 wa timu ya taifa ya soka Tanzania ‘Taifa Stars' kinatarajia kukwea pipa kesho alfajiri kwenda Maputo, Msumbiji, huku kikimuacha nyota wake, Mrisho Ngassa.
Stars itaumana na timu ya taifa yai nchi hiyo ‘Black Mambas', katika mchezo maalumu wa kirafiki kwa ajili ya ufunguzi wa Uwanja wa Taifa wa nchi hiyo utakaopigwa keshokutwa.
Ngassa ameachwa katika kikosi hicho kutokana na kuwa mgonjwa, huku nafasi yake ikichukuliwa na Julius Mrope.
Akizungumza jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Ofisa Habari wa Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), Boniface Wambura, alisema timu hiyo itaondoka kwa ndege ya Shirika la Kenya, ‘Kenya Air Ways', tayari kwa mchezo huo ambao utapigwa keshokutwa jijini Maputo.
Stars iliyo chini ya Kocha Mdenish, Jan Poulsen, itaitumia mechi hiyo kama maandalizi ya mchezo wake wa marudiano wa michuano ya CAN dhidi ya Afrika ya Kati ambao umepangwa kupigwa jijini Bangui, Mei mwaka huu.
Wambura alisema msafara wa timu hiyo utaongozwa na Makamu wa kwanza wa Rais wa Shirikisho hilo, Athuman Nyamlani, huku wachezaji ni Shabani Kado, Juma Kaseja, Shabani Dihile, Kigi Makasi, Amir Maftah, Shadrack Nsajigwa, Aggrey Morris, Nadir Haroub ‘Canavaro' na Juma Nyoso.
Wengine ni Nurdin Bakari, Shaban Nditi, Jabir Aziz, Ramadhan Chombo ‘Redondo', Mwinyi Kazimoto, Salum Machaku, Mohamed Banka, John Boko, Mbwana Samata na Julius Mrope.
Licha ya mechi hiyo, pia Stars inatarajiwa kucheza mchezo mwingine wa kirafiki dhidi ya Afrika Kusini ‘Bafanabafana' Mei 14 mwaka huu kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam.

 

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Blatter apinga mapinduzi FIFA


na Mwandishi wetu, GENEVA, Uswisi

KWA mara ya kwanza, bosi wa Shirikisho la Soka la Kimataifa (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, ametoa taarifa yake moja kwa moja kwa wapiga kura akiwataka kukataa kufanya mapinduzi na badala yake wamchague tena katika uchaguzi utakofanyika Juni mosi.
Blatter anasisitiza katika barua hiyo kwa vyama vya soka vya mataifa 208 iliyotolewa jana Jumatano kwamba ana uwezo wa kuweka; "utulivu, endelevu na kusimama," katika dunia ya mtikisiko wa kisiasa na kiuchumi.
Blatter pia aliahidi kumwaga dola bilioni moja za Marekani miongoni mwa wanachama wa FIFA, kwa ajili ya miradi ya maendeleo katika miaka minne ijayo na kukabiliana na vitisho vya rushwa, upangaji matokeo na dawa zisizoruhusiwa michezoni.
Hii ni kampeni ya kwanza ya Blatter, tangu alipopata changamoto mwezi uliopita na mshirika wake wa zamani, Mohamed bin Hammam, wa Qatar.
Blatter mwenye miaka 75, raia wa Uswisi ambaye ameiongoza bodi ya FIFA tangu mwaka 1998, anataka miaka minne tena kuendelea kuongoza na kuwa, hiyo itakuwa ni ya mwisho kwake.
''Nina kila aina ya motisha, uzoefu, mawazo na nishati muhimu kukamilisha mipango yangu," aliandika Blatter katika waraka wake huo.
Kwa FIFA mara nyingi kutuhumiwa kwa ufisadi katika awamu ya uongozi wake, Blatter aliahidi kufuatilia kwa nguvu kamati yake ya maadili ambayo iliwasimamisha wajumbe wawili wa Kamati ya FIFA ya kupitisha kura kwa ajili kupata wenyeji wa fainali za Kombe la Dunia 2018 na 2022, mwishoni mwa mwaka jana.
"Nawahakikishia nidhamu, heshima na uungwana ndani na nje ya uwanja," alisema Blatter.
Taarifa hiyo ya Blatter imekuja mwezi mmoja baada ya Bin Hammam, Rais wa Shirikisho la Soka Asia kuzindua kampeni zake jijini Kuala Lumpur.
Bin Hammam ameahidi kuongeza zaidi uwezo wa ushiriki wa FIFA kwa mashirikisho ya mabara yake sita, kwa kutoa viti 17 zaidi katika Bodi ya Utendaji na kuongeza mara mbili misaada ya kila mwaka kwa wanachama wake 208.
Raia huyo wa Qatar mwenye miaka 61, ambaye aliipigania vilivyo nchi yake kushinda kuwa mwenyeji wa fainali za Kombe la Dunia 2022, pia aliahidi kutengeneza chombo cha wazi ili kujaribu kurejesha imani ya jamii kuhusu FIFA.

 

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Mikoa yatakiwa kuangalia taratibu za usajili Send to a friend Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:04

Sweetbert Lukonge
BAADA ya Shirikisho la soka Tanzania (TFF) kutangaza kuanza kwa usajili wa wachezaji kwa ajili ya michuano ya Kombe la Taifa 201, shirikisho hilo limeitaka mikoa yote kuzingatia taratibu za usajili ili kuhakikisha lengo la mashindano hayo linafikiwa kwa kiwango kikubwa.

Michuano hiyo inatarajia kuanza kutimua vumbi Mei 7 katika vituo sita vilivyoteuliwa kwa ajili ya mashindano hayo ambayo lengo lake kubwa ni kuibua vipaji mbalimbali vya soka vilivyojificha sehemu mbalimbali nchini.

Akizungumza na Mwananchi jana Ofisa habari wa TFF, Boniface Wambura alisema mikoa yote inatakiwa kuhakikisha inatumia muda huu wa usajili vizuri kwa kuzingatia taratibu na kanuni zitakazoendesha mashindano hayo ili kufanikisha lengo la mashindano hayo.

"Mikoa yote kwa sasa inatakiwa kuanza usajili wake kwa ajili ya michuano ya Taifa Cup na pia katika usajili huo viongozi wa timu za mikoa hiyo wanapaswa kuzingatia taratibu zote zinazo husiana na mashindano hayo,"alisema Wambura.

"Umakini wao katika usajili ambao utazingatia kanuni utasaidia kwa kiasi kikubwa kufikia lengo la mashindano hayo ikiwa ni pamoja na kuibua vipaji mbalimbali vya soka vilivyo jificha kutoka katika mikoa yote hapa nchini,"alisema Wambura.

Alisema katika kuhakikisha mikoa hiyo inafanya usajili wake kwa kuzingatia kanuni za mashindano hayo shirikisho hilo limeituma nakala za kanuni zitakazo husika katika mikoa kwa ajili ya kuendesha michuano hiyo ambayo imezaminiwa ka Kampuni ya Bia Tanzania (TBL) kupitia kinywaji chake cha Kilimanjaro.

 

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Copa del Rey final

Ronaldo's late goal gives Real Madrid win over Barcelona in Copa del Rey

Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid (after extra time)

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  Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and Pepe celebrate with the trophy after winning the Copa del Rey against Barcelona. Photograph: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images
  
  Real Madrid claimed their first trophy under José Mourinho when Cristiano Ronaldo's dramatic extra-time winner secured a 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey tonight.
  With penalties looming in a tense and occasionally brutal clash at Valencia's Mestalla stadium, the Portuguese forward leaped to crash home a 103rd-minute header from Angel Di María's superb deep centre. Di María was later sent off after receiving his second yellow card just before the end of extra time.
  Real's first domestic cup since 1993 came in Mourinho's debut season since joining from Internazionale, denying Pep Guardiola's Barça, who lead La Liga by eight points, the chance of a second treble in three seasons. The Spanish giants are also due to meet in the two-legged Champions League semi-final.
  "It's a very important title; we're going to enjoy it," Ronaldo said. "Mourinho has done a good job. He's helped us a lot. Barça played very well but, as you know, the team who scores wins."
  In a festive atmosphere in the Mediterranean port city, one half of the 55,000-capacity stadium was decked out in the claret and blue of Barça and draped in Catalan flags, while the other was a sea of white flecked with the yellow and gold of Spain.
  Barça had six players from Spain's World Cup-winning squad in their starting 11 and Real four but any memories of shared glory in South Africa seemed far from their minds in an attritional first half-hour. Real successfully closed down Barça's creative midfielders and pacy forwards and had much the better of the first half before Pepe crashed a header off the post in the 44th minute with the goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto well beaten.
  Barça had failed to muster a shot on target but the second period was a different story and they dominated possession, Andrés Iniesta and Pedro forcing fine saves from Iker Casillas.
  However, even Lionel Messi was unable to break the deadlock and Ronaldo almost put Real ahead when he sped on to Xabi Alonso's pass in the eighth minute of extra time but his arrowed drive whistled wide. He made no mistake five minutes later and his powerful header sent the white half of the stadium into raptures and had them singing Mourinho's name long after the Barça fans had trooped dejectedly into the night.
  
  

 

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Arsène Wenger refuses to concede Arsenal's title challenge is over

&#8226; Draw with Spurs fails to persuade manager the cause is lost
&#8226; Manchester United six points clear with five games left

• David Hytner at White Hart Lane
• The Guardian, Thursday 21 April 2011 <li class="history">Article history
  
  Arsène Wenger remains adamant that his Arsenal side can still win the Premier League despite their draw with Spurs. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images
  
  Arsène Wenger refused to concede that Arsenal's title hopes have ended, despite his team trailing the leaders Manchester United by six points with only five matches to play. The manager was in surprisingly upbeat mood following the draw at Tottenham Hotspur, a game that Arsenal had led 3-1, and he said the race remained "completely open".
  Wenger had said before Sunday's home fixture against Liverpool that Arsenal needed to beat them and Tottenham to remain in contention. They conceded a last-gasp equaliser from the penalty spot to draw 1-1 with Liverpool.
  Wenger has seen enough from his team, who still have to play United at home on Sunday week, to believe that they could yet finish on top to claim their first silverware since 2005. United dropped points in the 0-0 at Newcastle United on Tuesday.
  "It is completely open," he said. "We have to get ready for the next game [away at Bolton Wanderers] and fight as we have done. This team has a remarkable attitude, even if at the moment we are not rewarded with the number of points. We are remarkably consistent. We are on a 16-match unbeaten league run but we have had too many draws. That is what we have to turn around. But it is open. Chelsea are back in the race and they play Man United and Spurs. It is down to us to keep our faith and keep battling. We will not always draw when we score three goals."
  Wenger's regrets took in the loss of the two-goal lead, a disallowed goal from Robin van Persie and the fatigue that his team showed late in the game. Tottenham had not played since the previous Wednesday. "It is a massive disadvantage to play two games of such stature in a matter of days," he said. "The Liverpool game had a bearing. Physically we dropped in the second half, which explained why they equalised and why there was room to score goal numbers four and five.
  "We controlled the first half and to be 3-2 did not reflect the first half. Theydidn't create a lot and I also feel that we scored a goal that was not offside. But it is not all negative. What happened to us on Sunday... to recover and come back... I believe that this team has outstanding personality. Not many teams would have survived what has happened to us recently."
  It was a breathless occasion and Harry Redknapp sought simply to savour it. "I don't know where this leaves us for fourth place and I don't care," the Tottenham manager said. "If we make it, we make it ... if we don't, we try again next year.
  Redknapp said that Gareth Bale, who was forced off with a knee injury after a challenge from Wojciech Szczesny, "shouldn't be too bad. He got a knock but he'll get plenty of them over the next few years," he said. "He should be OK."
  
  

 

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Arsène Wenger refuses to concede Arsenal's title challenge is over

• Draw with Spurs fails to persuade manager the cause is lost
• Manchester United six points clear with five games left

• David Hytner at White Hart Lane
• The Guardian, Thursday 21 April 2011 <li class="history">Article history
  
  Arsène Wenger remains adamant that his Arsenal side can still win the Premier League despite their draw with Spurs. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images
  
  Arsène Wenger refused to concede that Arsenal's title hopes have ended, despite his team trailing the leaders Manchester United by six points with only five matches to play. The manager was in surprisingly upbeat mood following the draw at Tottenham Hotspur, a game that Arsenal had led 3-1, and he said the race remained "completely open".
  Wenger had said before Sunday's home fixture against Liverpool that Arsenal needed to beat them and Tottenham to remain in contention. They conceded a last-gasp equaliser from the penalty spot to draw 1-1 with Liverpool.
  Wenger has seen enough from his team, who still have to play United at home on Sunday week, to believe that they could yet finish on top to claim their first silverware since 2005. United dropped points in the 0-0 at Newcastle United on Tuesday.
  "It is completely open," he said. "We have to get ready for the next game [away at Bolton Wanderers] and fight as we have done. This team has a remarkable attitude, even if at the moment we are not rewarded with the number of points. We are remarkably consistent. We are on a 16-match unbeaten league run but we have had too many draws. That is what we have to turn around. But it is open. Chelsea are back in the race and they play Man United and Spurs. It is down to us to keep our faith and keep battling. We will not always draw when we score three goals."
  Wenger's regrets took in the loss of the two-goal lead, a disallowed goal from Robin van Persie and the fatigue that his team showed late in the game. Tottenham had not played since the previous Wednesday. "It is a massive disadvantage to play two games of such stature in a matter of days," he said. "The Liverpool game had a bearing. Physically we dropped in the second half, which explained why they equalised and why there was room to score goal numbers four and five.
  "We controlled the first half and to be 3-2 did not reflect the first half. Theydidn't create a lot and I also feel that we scored a goal that was not offside. But it is not all negative. What happened to us on Sunday... to recover and come back... I believe that this team has outstanding personality. Not many teams would have survived what has happened to us recently."
  It was a breathless occasion and Harry Redknapp sought simply to savour it. "I don't know where this leaves us for fourth place and I don't care," the Tottenham manager said. "If we make it, we make it ... if we don't, we try again next year.
  Redknapp said that Gareth Bale, who was forced off with a knee injury after a challenge from Wojciech Szczesny, "shouldn't be too bad. He got a knock but he'll get plenty of them over the next few years," he said. "He should be OK."

 

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Mikoa yatakiwa kuangalia taratibu za usajili Send to a friend Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:04

Sweetbert Lukonge
BAADA ya Shirikisho la soka Tanzania (TFF) kutangaza kuanza kwa usajili wa wachezaji kwa ajili ya michuano ya Kombe la Taifa 201, shirikisho hilo limeitaka mikoa yote kuzingatia taratibu za usajili ili kuhakikisha lengo la mashindano hayo linafikiwa kwa kiwango kikubwa.

Michuano hiyo inatarajia kuanza kutimua vumbi Mei 7 katika vituo sita vilivyoteuliwa kwa ajili ya mashindano hayo ambayo lengo lake kubwa ni kuibua vipaji mbalimbali vya soka vilivyojificha sehemu mbalimbali nchini.

Akizungumza na Mwananchi jana Ofisa habari wa TFF, Boniface Wambura alisema mikoa yote inatakiwa kuhakikisha inatumia muda huu wa usajili vizuri kwa kuzingatia taratibu na kanuni zitakazoendesha mashindano hayo ili kufanikisha lengo la mashindano hayo.

"Mikoa yote kwa sasa inatakiwa kuanza usajili wake kwa ajili ya michuano ya Taifa Cup na pia katika usajili huo viongozi wa timu za mikoa hiyo wanapaswa kuzingatia taratibu zote zinazo husiana na mashindano hayo,"alisema Wambura.

"Umakini wao katika usajili ambao utazingatia kanuni utasaidia kwa kiasi kikubwa kufikia lengo la mashindano hayo ikiwa ni pamoja na kuibua vipaji mbalimbali vya soka vilivyo jificha kutoka katika mikoa yote hapa nchini,"alisema Wambura.

Alisema katika kuhakikisha mikoa hiyo inafanya usajili wake kwa kuzingatia kanuni za mashindano hayo shirikisho hilo limeituma nakala za kanuni zitakazo husika katika mikoa kwa ajili ya kuendesha michuano hiyo ambayo imezaminiwa ka Kampuni ya Bia Tanzania (TBL) kupitia kinywaji chake cha Kilimanjaro.

 

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Rafael van der Vaart saves Spurs in six-goal thriller with Arsenal

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Tottenham Hotspur 3

• van der Vaart 7,
• Huddlestone 44,
• van der Vaart 70

Arsenal 3

• Walcott 5,
• Nasri 12,
• van Persie 40

• Kevin McCarra at White Hart Lane
• The Guardian, Thursday 21 April 2011
  
  Tottenham's Vedran Corluka is challenged by Arsenal's Gaël Clichy at White Hart Lane. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
  
  
  Seldom can disappointment have been so spectacular. Arsenal will rue the 3-1 lead torn from them but the night deserves to be prized for the confirmation of the talent in their ranks and those of Tottenham Hotspur. Arsène Wenger had a weary tone to his voice afterwards even as he was claiming that the outcome of the Premier League is "completely open".
  The prospects are poor for him. Arsenal are in third place behind Chelsea on goal difference, with Manchester United six points ahead of both. From another perspective it can be argued that Wenger's squad have the ability to thrive, even if yet more adjustments are necessary. He and everyone else appreciates where the problem lies.
  Once again the defence were not steadfast and references to the unavailability of Thomas Vermaelen, who has missed virtually all of this campaign, also speak of the lack of credible alternatives. Yet it took Rafael van der Vaart at his very best to expose the brittleness of Arsenal.
  He has usually been played behind a single striker for Tottenham and can look subdued. In this match the Dutchman was permitted more scope since the manager, Harry Redknapp, had two outright strikers in Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko. That approach may not continue since it leaves the midfield outnumbered but this was an evening for expansiveness.
  As early as the fifth minute Cesc Fábregas released Theo Walcott to shoot low past Heurelho Gomes. Tottenham were not to be discouraged and it was simple sense for Redknapp to seek insistent attacking.
  The equaliser came in the seventh minute. Vedran Corluka passed towards Van der Vaart and, as Johan Djourou lost his footing, the Dutchman finished strongly. Tottenham were again left in the visitors' wake when Abou Diaby set up Samir Nasri for a shot from 20 yards that went through the legs of Michael Dawson on its way to the net after 12 minutes.
  This was a match that seethed with adventure. Gomes was able to reach a header from Robin van Persie after a Walcott cross but when the goalkeeper pushed the ball back Van Persie converted it with force in the 40th minute.
  Tom Huddlestone then struck from 20 yards to cut Tottenham's deficit to 3-2 before half-time.
  There was an abundance of interest, some of it troubling. Gareth Bale felt the impact of the Arsenal goalkeeper as Wojciech Szczesny collided with the Welshman. Bale made an effort to persevere but was clearly in trouble and was replaced at half-time by Aaron Lennon. Tottenham, however, do not believe the injury to be serious.
  Bale's departure may have been encouraging for Arsenal, who have the best away form in the Premier League. Despite their spirit their lead was still slim and to Wenger's exasperation a drive by Van Persie that would have put the side 4-2 ahead was ruled out for offside. The manager was convinced the assistant referee was mistaken. The game became increasingly tough for the visitors, even if Szczesny was equal to the moment when he excelled in reaching and turning away a strong shot from Van der Vaart.
  Tottenham were assured by then, pinning down Arsenal more than they had done earlier.
  They equalised with a penalty in the 70th minute. Szczesny, who has just turned 21, looked gauche when he miscalculated while rushing out to bring down Lennon, who was tearing down Tottenham's left flank. Van der Vaart converted the penalty on an evening that could not bear to pause for breath.
  In principle there is volatility still in this contest for the Premier League title. Manchester United must go to the Emirates and Sir Alex Ferguson's side also take on Chelsea in what could be the pivotal game at Old Trafford. There is intrigue in all of that, yet it is hard to picture Arsenal as the beneficiaries.
  When the thrill of this spectacle at White Hart Lane has faded, the space will be filled by the realisation that Arsenal blew a 3-1 lead.
  It ought to be appreciated that in advance of this fixture Tottenham had scored a mere 22 Premier League goals on this ground. If they were at times irrepressible, it was because Arsenal permitted them to be so.
  Wenger is under an obligation to believe that all may yet go his way but the rest of football will think about what lies ahead in the longer term for Arsenal. If they are to win trophies again, they will have to discover a way of being more forceful.
  
  

 

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Rafael van der Vaart saves Spurs in six-goal thriller with Arsenal

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Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 3

• van der Vaart 7,
• Huddlestone 44,
• van der Vaart 70

Arsenal 3

• Walcott 5,
• Nasri 12,
• van Persie 40

• Kevin McCarra at White Hart Lane
• The Guardian, Thursday 21 April 2011
  
  Tottenham's Vedran Corluka is challenged by Arsenal's Gaël Clichy at White Hart Lane. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
  
  
  Seldom can disappointment have been so spectacular. Arsenal will rue the 3-1 lead torn from them but the night deserves to be prized for the confirmation of the talent in their ranks and those of Tottenham Hotspur. Arsène Wenger had a weary tone to his voice afterwards even as he was claiming that the outcome of the Premier League is "completely open".
  The prospects are poor for him. Arsenal are in third place behind Chelsea on goal difference, with Manchester United six points ahead of both. From another perspective it can be argued that Wenger's squad have the ability to thrive, even if yet more adjustments are necessary. He and everyone else appreciates where the problem lies.
  Once again the defence were not steadfast and references to the unavailability of Thomas Vermaelen, who has missed virtually all of this campaign, also speak of the lack of credible alternatives. Yet it took Rafael van der Vaart at his very best to expose the brittleness of Arsenal.
  He has usually been played behind a single striker for Tottenham and can look subdued. In this match the Dutchman was permitted more scope since the manager, Harry Redknapp, had two outright strikers in Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko. That approach may not continue since it leaves the midfield outnumbered but this was an evening for expansiveness.
  As early as the fifth minute Cesc Fábregas released Theo Walcott to shoot low past Heurelho Gomes. Tottenham were not to be discouraged and it was simple sense for Redknapp to seek insistent attacking.
  The equaliser came in the seventh minute. Vedran Corluka passed towards Van der Vaart and, as Johan Djourou lost his footing, the Dutchman finished strongly. Tottenham were again left in the visitors' wake when Abou Diaby set up Samir Nasri for a shot from 20 yards that went through the legs of Michael Dawson on its way to the net after 12 minutes.
  This was a match that seethed with adventure. Gomes was able to reach a header from Robin van Persie after a Walcott cross but when the goalkeeper pushed the ball back Van Persie converted it with force in the 40th minute.
  Tom Huddlestone then struck from 20 yards to cut Tottenham's deficit to 3-2 before half-time.
  There was an abundance of interest, some of it troubling. Gareth Bale felt the impact of the Arsenal goalkeeper as Wojciech Szczesny collided with the Welshman. Bale made an effort to persevere but was clearly in trouble and was replaced at half-time by Aaron Lennon. Tottenham, however, do not believe the injury to be serious.
  Bale's departure may have been encouraging for Arsenal, who have the best away form in the Premier League. Despite their spirit their lead was still slim and to Wenger's exasperation a drive by Van Persie that would have put the side 4-2 ahead was ruled out for offside. The manager was convinced the assistant referee was mistaken. The game became increasingly tough for the visitors, even if Szczesny was equal to the moment when he excelled in reaching and turning away a strong shot from Van der Vaart.
  Tottenham were assured by then, pinning down Arsenal more than they had done earlier.
  They equalised with a penalty in the 70th minute. Szczesny, who has just turned 21, looked gauche when he miscalculated while rushing out to bring down Lennon, who was tearing down Tottenham's left flank. Van der Vaart converted the penalty on an evening that could not bear to pause for breath.
  In principle there is volatility still in this contest for the Premier League title. Manchester United must go to the Emirates and Sir Alex Ferguson's side also take on Chelsea in what could be the pivotal game at Old Trafford. There is intrigue in all of that, yet it is hard to picture Arsenal as the beneficiaries.
  When the thrill of this spectacle at White Hart Lane has faded, the space will be filled by the realisation that Arsenal blew a 3-1 lead.
  It ought to be appreciated that in advance of this fixture Tottenham had scored a mere 22 Premier League goals on this ground. If they were at times irrepressible, it was because Arsenal permitted them to be so.
  Wenger is under an obligation to believe that all may yet go his way but the rest of football will think about what lies ahead in the longer term for Arsenal. If they are to win trophies again, they will have to discover a way of being more forceful.

 

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TFF yatakiwa kuwa makini Send to a friend Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:02

Kalunde Jamal
SHIRIKISHO la soka Tanzania (TFF) limetakiwa kuwa makini katika msimu ujao wa Ligi Kuu ili kuepuka upangaji wa matokeo.

Kauli hiyo imekuja baada ya kuonekana kulikuwa na kupangwa kwa matokeo ya bingwa wa msimu ulioisha na kuiwezesha Yanga kuibuka bingwa mpya wa Ligi Kuu ya Tanzania Bara.

Mratibu wa timu ya soka ya Kagera Sugar, Mohamed Hussen ameiambia Mwananchi kuwa ligi ilianza vizuri, lakini mwishoni kulikuwa na mapungufu makubwa.

Hussen alisema kama timu ya Simba na Yanga zingeanza kufungua mzunguko wa ligi na zingefunga mzunguko wa ligi kungekuwa hakuna upangaji wa matokeo kama ilivyokuwa msimu huu.

"Kupangwa kwa matokeo TFF ndio wanasababisha kwa kuwa hawako makini katika kupanga ratiba ya ligi kuu,"alisema Hussen.

Alitolea mfano timu ya soka ya Ruvu Shooting na JKT Ruvu kupangwa mwishoni wakati timu moja ilikuwa hoi,akahoji nini kitatokea kama sio kupanga matokeo ili kulindana.

Katika msimu ujao wa ligi timu ndugu zitakuwa nyingi ambapo Mohamed alisema," Shirikisho inabidi liwe makini sana kwa kuwa timu ndugu ni nyingi hivyo matokeo yatapangwa sana,"alisema mratibu huyo.

Baadhi ya timu ndugu zitakazoshiriki msimu ujao wa ligi kuu ni Kagera Sugar na Mtibwa Sugar, Ruvu Shooting, JKT Ruvu na Oljoro.

 

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Rafael van der Vaart shows Spurs' strikers the way to goal

Dutch midfielder finds the scoring touch which has deserted Tottenham Hotspur's forwards

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• • David Hytner at White Hart Lane
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  Tottenham Hotspur's Rafael van der Vaart celebrates with Benoît Assou-Ekotto, left, and Peter Crouch, right, after scoring against Arsenal. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA
  
  And so the curiosity continues. On a night of high-octane drama, when Tottenham Hotspur diced with death and glory, they had every reason to be grateful to Rafael van der Vaart, who had White Hart Lane rocking to a raucous beat. His two goals helped to secure a point, the merit of which remains to be seen as the club fight for a fourth-placed finish, but they were sorely needed as Harry Redknapp's strikers continued to misfire.
  It is a wonder that Tottenham have remained in contention for another dose of Champions League football as their recognised front men have contributed 13 Premier League goals. The record reads: Roman Pavlyuchenko seven; Peter Crouch four; Jermain Defoe two and Robbie Keane, in the first half of the season, zero.
  But, if Redknapp already has his eye on upgrades in the summer, he can at least revel in the contributions from elsewhere. Gareth Bale, subdued here and forced out of the action, has weighed in heavily yet it was Van der Vaart who took centre stage. The Dutchman has sometimes resembled a luxury player and he has faced questions over his form and fitness in the second half of the season, after he began it so explosively following his deadline day move from Real Madrid. Yet he embraced the occasion with gusto; the high stakes and sheer passion of the 90 minutes seeing him conjure his best.
  He started on the right flank, as Redknapp accommodated Crouch and Pavlyuchenko in an attempt to exploit perceived aerial weaknesses in the Arsenal defence. There was plenty of hoofing it up to the big man and, as ever, Crouch won plenty of headers and made his presence felt, as Bacary Sagna would attest, after Crouch's elbow split his lip.
  It was that kind of rough and tumble derby. Tottenham must hope that Bale is not seriously injured after he was cleaned out by the Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. The Welshman, who did not reappear in the second half, limped from the stadium afterwards. Some of the tackling was frenzied.
  Van der Vaart is nobody's idea of an orthodox right midfielder and he did not play like one, constantly drifting inside to seek out the action. He has an addiction to being at the heart of things, which is not always good for the team's balance. Vedran Corluka had a busy first half at right-back, as did Younes Kaboul in the second.
  Redknapp has had to make concessions with Van der Vaart but it can seem worthwhile when he shows his mercurial talent, as he did throughout this gloriously helter-skelter contest. His touch from Corluka's pass in the sixth minute was bettered only by the finish, a curling, eye-of-the-needle effort that located the only spot that Szczesny did not have covered.
  The goalkeeper would be beaten by an even better strike in the first half, from Tom Huddlestone, and Van der Vaart went on to work him in the second period before he nervelessly converted the equaliser from the penalty spot. In and around everything were sumptuous backheels and feints. When he is on his game like this, he offers the impression that he is still a kid in the playground.
  Redknapp's thoughts are never too far from the next transfer window and he can be expected to attack the summer market with the same zeal that he showed in January. Some of the targets will be the same, including Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi, which would seem to represent bad news for Defoe, who is the lively little finisher in Redknapp's pack at present.
  Defoe has endured a frustrating season, with a serious injury on England duty followed by travails to dislodge Van der Vaart and to find the net. He knows that Redknapp has been good to him during his career but that has not stopped him becoming increasingly unhappy with his manager. It feels inevitable that he will be touted for a summer move. Tottenham also hope West Ham United can avoid relegation and so be in a position to make Keane's loan move permanent.
  Crouch and Pavlyuchenko have not enjoyed much playing time together and they did not appear to be on the same wavelength. At times they resembled two centre-forwards playing as individuals. Pavlyuchenko could not anticipate Crouch's knock-downs and he was guilty of misplacing passes to his partner. He allowed his frustration to show, as did the crowd.
  Crouch did everything to link the play and his best effort on goal was a looping header in the 78th minute that Szczesny did well to tip over. Tottenham's threat, though, came from deeper. It feels slightly unorthodox. How long can Tottenham sustain their challenge without goals from their strikers?
  
  

 

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Kaseja afumba mdomo Send to a friend Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:00

Jackson Odoyo
KIPA wa Simba na timu ya taifa 'Taifa Stars', Juma Kaseja amesema hawezi kuzungumza chochote juu ya suala lolote linalohusu klabu yake au timu ya taifa.

"Nimeamua kufumba mdomo na kuuchunga sana ili nisiongee kwani kuna watu wana mpango wakunichafua kupitia mdomo wangu, kila ninapofungua mdomo kuzungumza wananilisha ya kwao hivyo kwa sasa sihitaji kuzunguza chochote mpaka ligi itakapoanza,"alisema Kaseja.

Msimamo huo wa Kaseja umekuja siku chache baada wadau mbalimbali wa soka nchini kudai mchezaji huyo ameshuka kiwango na kwamba yawezekana akakosa hata usajili katika timu yake ya Simba msimu ujao.

Ingawa Kaseja ni kati ya magolikipa wazuri nchini wenye rekodi nzuri ya kufanya vizuri, lakini kauli na tabia za watanzania za kumzomea mchezaji kila anapofanya kosa uwanjani ndiyo inayomfanya mchezaji huyo abebeshwe lawama kila kukicha.

Wakati huohuo winga wa Taifa Stars, Julius Mrope amesema wachezaji wa Tanzania ni wavivu kiasi cha kushindwa kujituma uwanjani.

Mrope alitoa kauli hiyo ikiwa ni siku moja tangu alipoitwa katika timu ya taifa kwa ajili ya kuziba nafasi ya Mrisho Ngassa ambaye ni majeruhi wa paja.

"Wachezaji watanzania hawajitumi kiasi kwamba wamekuwa wavivu ndiyo maana wakipewa nafasi wanashindwa kuzitumia ipasavyo na hii ndiyo sabu Mrisho Ngassa anawazidi na ang'ara kila kukicha,"alisema Mrope.

Alisema yeye binafsi anamkubali Ngassa kwa sababu ni mchezaji mwenye kiwango cha juu kuliko wachezaji wote nchini na sababu ya kuwa juu ni kwa kuwa anajituma kila anapokuwa uwanjani.

Hii ni mara ya pili kwa Mrope kuitwa katika kikosi cha Stars ya Kocha Jan Poulsen, mara ya kwanza aliitwa katika mechi ya kirafiki dhidi ya Palestina iliyofanyika kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam na Stars kushinda bao 1-0 lililofungwa na Ngassa.