By Our Reporter
Tanzanian premier league giants Simba Sports Club yesterday defeated Uganda’s representatives at the ongoing Mapinduzi peace cup in Zanzibar, URA FC by 1-0.
During a game played at the Amman stadium in Zanzibar on Wednesday night, Simba SC fielded two Uganda born players including a former Tax collector’s strike Diego Hamis Kizza and defender Murushid Juuko.
Ibrahim Ajibu scored the only goal of the game that saw URA being defeated in a highly contested encounter.
From the lineup that beat JKU by 3-1 in the opener on Monday, head coach Kefa Kisala made two changes that saw Derrick Tekkwo and Julius Ntambi be introduced in the places of Noah Semakula and Ronald Kigongo respectively.
The Tax Collectors will now return to action on Friday against Jamhuri in their last group game and must not lose if they are to progress to the next stage of the competition.
URA F.C XI: Bwete Brian, Massa Simeon, Munaaba Allan, Kulaba Jimmy, Senkoomi Samuel, Julius Ntambi, Oscar Agaba, Saidi Kyeyune, Derrick Tekkwo, Villa Oromchan and Elkanah Nkuggwa.
Subs:SulaitLuyima, Samuel Sekitto, Deo Othieno, Noah Semakula, Ronald Kigongo, ShafikKagimu, Bob Kasozi and Peter Lwasa
Simba S.C XI: Peter Manyika, MurushidJuuko, Emery Nimubona ,Mohamed Tshabalala, Abdi Banda , Justice Majabvi, Said Ndemla, MwinyiKazimoto, Danny Lyang, Ibrahim Ajibu, HamisKizza
Subs:KomeinyBaruany, Jonas Mkude , JumaAwadh, Brian Majwega , Peter Mwalyanzi , MussaMgosi , Hassan Isihaka, Joseph Kimwaga , HajiUgando
