In a soccer match to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2012) between Group D qualifiers, in a match that played on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011, in Dar Es-Salaam, Tanzania and Algeria drew 1 - 1 (ht: 1-0).

Tanzanians opened the scoring in the 22nd minute of game by Mbwana Samata before Hameur Bouazza equalized for the "Greens" in the 56th minute. 

After the match, both teams remain in 4th place with 5 points, waiting the Group’s other match on Sunday in Bangui, between the co-leaders (7 points), Central Africa and Morocco.

Tanzania's Taifa Stars squad: 
Juma Kaseja (1), Shadrack Nsajigwa (14), Amir Maftah (3), Juma Nyoso (4), Aggrey Morris (6), Shabani Nditi (19), Nizar Khalfan (16), Henry Joseph (17), Mbwana Samata (10), Abdi Kassim(13), Dan Mrwanda (7).

Substitutes:
Shabani Dihile (18), Idrisa Rajab (15), Victor Costa (20), Nurdin Bakari (5), Mrisho Ngassa (8), Mohamed Rajab (11), John Bocco (9).

Technical Bench:
Jan Poulsen - Head Coach. Sylvester Marsh - Assistant Coach.  Juma Pondamali - Goalkeepers Coach. Dr. Mwanandi Mwankemwa - Team Physician. Alfred Chimela - Kit Manager. Leoplod Tasso - Team Manager

Elsewhere results of the matches played today for the same qualifier:

Malawi v Tunisia 0-0 
Tanzania v Algeria 1-1
Kenya v Guinea Bissau 2-1
Rwanda v Ivory Coast 0-5
Namibia v the Gambia 1-0 
Cameroon v Mauritius 6-0
Libya v Mozambique 1-0
Sierra Leone v Egypt 1-0

Yanga wamegoma kuvaa jezi zenye nembo ya mfadhili wa ligi Kuu ya Tanzania Bara, VodaCom kwa madai kuwa rangi za nembo hiyo za nyeupe na nyekundu, ni rangi za jezi za mahasimu wao, Simba SC.

Wakati hayo yakiendelea, washabiki wa Yanga wamemtaka kocha wao Sam Timbe aondoke kwa madai kuwa "ameshindwa kuwapanga wachezaji" na hivyo kusababisha kuuanza msimu vibaya.

Cameroonian and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o is set to join Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala - on an incredible salary of £300,000 a week.

The monopoly-money wages will make the 30-year-old the highest-paid player in the world.

His wages will dwarf the earnings of Lionel Messi at Barcelona and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Eto’s representative Claudio Vigorelli has confirmed that the striker has agreed personal terms, "We have almost reached an agreement," he said. "Now we hope that the clubs agree.”

Eto’o smashed 34 goals last season to fire Inter to a European and domestic Treble in 2010, having done the same the year before with Spanish giants Barcelona.

Cash-strapped Inter, who made a £65million loss last year, are now set to agree a £32m fee for the player, who had been linked with a potential swap deal involving Manchester City's wantaway striker Carlos Tevez.

[sports news via mirrorfootball.co.uk]

Mshambuliaji nyota wa timu taifa ya soka ya Tanzania, Taifa Stars, na klabu ya Azam inayoshiriki Ligi Kuu ya Tanzania Bara, Mrisho Ngassa, amesema kwamba anamshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu kwa ndoto zake za kucheza soka la kulipwa kutimia baada ya kufuzu majaribio katika klabu ya Seattle Sounders ya Marekani.

Ngassa ambaye aliwahi kwenda nchini Uingereza kufanya majaribio katika klabu ya West Ham wakati akiwa Yanga, atarejea nchini na kuichezea Azam katika mzunguko wa kwanza wa Ligi Kuu utakaoanza Agosti 20 na baadaye taratibu za kukamilisha uhamisho wake zikiendelea kufanyika.

Ngassa aliichezea Seattle Sounders katika mechi ya kirafiki ya kimataifa dhidi ya mabingwa wa Ligi Kuu ya England, Manchester United Julai 20, ambapo aliingia uwanjani katika dakika ya 76 akitokea benchi la wachezaji wa akiba (bofya hapa kutizama sehemu ya mchezo huo).

Nyota huyo aliliambia gazeti NIPASHE hili kwa kifupi kwa njia ya simu juzi kwamba amefarijika kuelezwa kwamba amefanya vyema katika majaribio na anaamini kuwa mazungumzo yaliyobakia ya kukamilisha taratibu za kucheza soka nje ya nchi yatakwenda vizuri na yeye kuanza kusakata soka la kulipwa, "Namshukuru Mungu sasa naweza kuonyesha yale ambayo nilikuwa nayawaza, sitabweteka, huu ndio mwanzo." 

Naye kocha, Sigi Schmid wa Seattle Sounders amemtaka mshambuliaji wa kimataifa wa Tanzania na klabu ya Azam, Mrisho Ngassa kujifunza kusaidia ukabaji, “Ngasa si mchezaji mkubwa, lakini nina uzoefu ya wachezaji wafupi kufanya vizuri hapa Seattle, hivyo sio jambo litalotusumbua.  Ni mchezaji mwenye kasi.  Nafikiri kasi yake akiwa kwenye eneo fupi ni kitu cha kipekee,” alisema Schmid. “Kiufundi, ni mzuri.  Anaweza kukokota mpira na kupiga mashuti vizuri.  Anaweza kusoma mchezo vizuri.  Nafikiri anahitaji kujirekebisha kwenye ulinzi zaidi, lakini ni mchezaji mzuri kwenye kushambulia na mwepesi wa kuzoeana na wenzake uwanjani hilo ni jambo zuri,” alisisitiza Schmid.

Akizungumza jana, Katibu Mkuu wa Azam, Idrissa Nassor, alisema kuwa baada ya kufuzu majaribio hayo, Ngassa, atarejea nchini wakati wowote kuanzia kesho na mazungumzo rasmi kati ya klabu hizo mbili yatafanyika na wao wamejipanga kuweka mbele maslahi ya mchezaji huyo ili kuweza kupata nyota wengi zaidi wanaocheza nje ya nchi.

Alisema kwamba usajili wa Ngassa kujiunga na Seattle Sounders utakamilishwa katika majira ya joto na ataweza kuanza kuichezea timu yake hiyo mpya mwezi Februari mwakani, "Sisi tuko nyuma yake kwa sababu tunafahamu kwamba amepiga hatua moja mbele katika maisha yake na hatua ya majadiliano kati yetu (Azam) na klabu hiyo ya Marekani yatakwenda vizuri," aliongeza katibu mkuu huyo.

Ngassa alipata nafasi ya kwenda katika majaribio hayo baada ya kuteuliwa na uongozi wa timu ya African Lyon ya jijini Dar es Salaam ambayo ndiyo ilikuwa na mahusiano na klabu hiyo ya Marekani.

via MWANANCHI na NIPASHE

amazing soccer skills. amazing goal score. truly spectacular Neymar!

Ni kijana tu wa miaka 20 na anao uwezo mkubwa kweli wa kulisakata kabumbu. 

Lakini tatizo lake ni vituko visivyomwisha kila awapo kiwanjani.

Kituko kimoja kile cha wakati timu yake ya Manchester City ilipokutana katika ushidani wa kombe la FA ambapo dhidi ya timu ya Manchester United ambapo City ililinyakua kombe hilo. Kituko alichokifanya Balotelli ni kukushangilia upande wa washabiki wa timu yake ya Manchester City, bali yeye akatimua mbio kusherehekea kwa kebehi mbele ya timu pinzani  ya ManUnited. Jambo hili lilimkera kapteni Rio Ferdinand na kusababisha apandwe na jazba almanusura watandikane kisawasawa kiwanjani, kama siyo wachezaji na viongozi wa timu waliepusha rabsha. Mwenyewe Balotteli kumwona mwenziye amepandisha mzuka akamalizia kwa kumkonyeza! La haula! Akaharibu zaidi! (tizama video hapo chini). Sikubali kuwa ati Rio alikasirika kwa vile walifungwa, kwani mara ya kwanza Rio kupoteza kombe au kufungwa bwana?

Kocha mashuhuri Jose Mourinho "the special one" aliwahi kufanya kazi katika timu ya Inter Milan ya Italia, timu ambayo Balotelli alikuwa akiichezea wakati huo. Wachilia mbali tambo na majigambo 'the special one', alipoulizwa uzoefu wake wa kumfundisha Balotelli alisema, "kijana ana kipaji ila tatizo lake wakati mwingine hajui jinsi ya kutumia ubongo wake"... "The guy has incredible qualities, but sometimes does not know how to use his brain", nadhani ukifuatilia nyendo za Balotelli utakubaliana na Mourinho kuwa jamaa nati hazijakaza kichwani. Mara kadhaa yupo mbili kasorobo na anayoyafanya sijui ni kujitafutia umaarufu ama sifa ya kuandikwa na kuzungumzwa (kama hivi ninavyofanya mimi saa)? Ama diyo ile niliyosema, pengine anahitaji tambiko/sala! Inawezekana, ukiisoma historia yake unaweza kudhani hivyo (bofya hapa kuisoma). Historia ya ya mtu maisha inaweza kumjenga au kumbomoa mtu kwa jinsi ya ndani (roho) na nje (mwili).

Kabla ya kituko cha juzi, aliwahi kukamatwa na Polisi wa Uingereza, akaulizwa vipi kwenye gari mbona unabeba fedha zote hizi? (fedha taslimu £25,000 zilikuwa kwenye kiti cha abiria ndani ya gari lale la kifahari - Maserati ambalo lilikuwa limepigwa faini mara 27 anasimulia mfanyakazi mmoja wa klabu ya Manchester City  - The other week the Maserati misfired so he just abandoned it. Staff have had to bail it out 27 times.) Alichowajibu, "Because I can" - habari kamili isome kwenye the Daily Mail. Sijui kila mtu tajiri angeamua kuwa anatembea na fedha taslimu nyingi kiasi hicho uhalifu ungekuwa wa kiwango gani. Inahitaji akili kidogo tu! 

Kituko cha juzi sasa! Kakitoa wakati akiwa amekaribia golini akiwa ana nafasi kubwa kabisa ya kufunga goli, kwa kuwa alitaka kulifunga kwa staili anayoijua yeye, akaamua kugeuka kisha akaubetua mpira kwa kisigino, matokeo yake, mpira ukatoka nje ya goli. Aliwashangaza si tu wachezaji wenzie, kocha wake Mancini na watazamaji bali na hata wasiokuwa wanajua kilichofanyika sasa wanashangaa! Ilibidi kocha amtoe kwa hasira na badala ya kuliona kosa lake, ah, yeye akaabwatuka kwa malalamishi angali anatoka kiwanjani!

Watu hufanya vituko kiwanjani, vituko vizuri vya kuwakumbuka vizuri, si vya ajabu ajabu hivi. Sasa basi afanye vituko vyenyewe afanikiwe, wapi, na kwenye vituko anachemsha. We tizama goli alilojaribu kulifanyia mbwembwe (ama alikuwa akiiga staili ya Awana Diab wa nchi za Falme za Kiarabu, UAE, ilipopambana na Lebanon akafunga penati kwa kisigino, bao ambalo limemtia matatani, video ipo hapo chini).

Kama ni historia, anaiandika ila sidhani kama anaiandika vizuri. Anahitaji maombi/matibabu (pengine)!

Mtanzania Mrisho Ngassa juzi alishuka dimbani kulisakata kambumbu kati ya timu anakofaniwa majaribio,  Seattle Sounders ya Marekani pale ilipocheza mchezo wa kirafiki na timu ya Manchester United ya Uingereza.

Ambao hawakupata fursa ya kumwona kijana akidundaduna uwanjani, bofya picha hapo kisha itakufungulia ukurasa ambao utapata fursa ya kupakua video yenye ngwe ya pili ya mpambano huo.

Video hiyo itaondoka baada ya siku 13 kuanzia leo! Hivyo utakapoikosa usihamaki "mbona haipo?".

UPDATE @ 05:45pm EAT:  Eritrean footballers seek Tanzania asylum - read AFP via Google News

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Thirteen members of an Eritrean club taking part in a regional championship in Tanzania have disappeared after the side was knocked out of the tournament, a Tanzanian soccer official said on Tuesday.

The Red Sea FC players were due to leave the country on Saturday after their elimination from the Cecafa club championship at the semi-final stage but a head count at their departure point revealed that half the squad were missing.

"Thirteen out of 26 players of the Eritrean team have disappeared," secretary general of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Angetile Osiah told Reuters.

"We have reported the matter to relevant law enforcement authorities for investigation... Some team members colluded in the incident by trying to stamp the passports of the missing players at airport immigration checkpoints but when a physical head count was conducted, it was discovered that 13 players were missing."

Illegal immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia often use the east African country as a transit point to South Africa and elsewhere. It is not the first time members of an Eritrean team have vanished after a tournament outside the country. In 2009, 12 members of the national squad disappeared in Kenya after competing in a regional tournament. 

- Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala/Reuters

A former captain of the Tanzanian national football team, Leodegar Tenga is one of the most respected football administrators in the region; his love and passion for the game endearing him to many.

He was elected to head the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) in 2005 after serving as secretary general for two years between 1988-1990. He was also appointed as the member of the Sports Council between 1990 and 2002 and was their vice chairman between 1990 -2002.

In 2007 Tenga was elected for a four year term as President of Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) and just recently he was elected in the CAF executive committee and is also a member of FIFA’s technical study Group (TSC).

Professionally, Tenga is a mechanical engineer and the Managing Director of Land Rover, Tanzania.

SuperSport.com’s Collins Okinyo had a lengthy chat with the man charged with running football in the region on issues around the game, his aspirations and goals.

SuperSport.com: Do you envisage Tanzania making it to the African Cup of Nations after an absence of over two decades?

Tenga: Let me say that like many other countries in the region Tanzania has struggled. We have done poorly and we have got a job to do to qualify. Uganda is currently doing very well in the region compared to all of us. But we have not given up hope because there are a lot of activities going on to help rectify the situation.

Investing in the youth and investing in infrastructure is very important and we should do more to ensure our teams have proper youth teams and structures like having the under 14, under 17, and under 20 youth teams.

SuperSport.com: What are some of the things that should be done to change the situation you have talked about?

Tenga: Elite clubs should have proper development structures meaning we need investors as we need to do more in terms of attracting sponsors.

SuperSport.com: As CECAFA do you feel you have done enough to build good relationship with stakeholders that include Sponsors and Government?

Tenga: Yes we have tried to build a close relationship with our stakeholders that include the our sponsors and the government by engaging them in all areas.

Our policy is to build close relationship with sponsors whom we respect a lot and to have a sponsor consistently you need to be open and transparent with them at all times and make them part of your plans so that they can feel they also own the process.

SuperSport.com: Talking of engaging the Government how are you doing this and do you feel you are getting the help you need from them?

Tenga: We have to put the government close to us because you cannot talk about youth football without talking about schools and it’s the Government that runs the schools.

Rwanda is a great example. It may be a small country but they can now send a team to the youth world cup and they have also hosted top FIFA youth tourneys twice. That means that the Government of President Kagame has invested heavily.

Rwanda started investing money in football in the late 90’s and now the results are there for everyone to see and this massive investment has paid off dearly that’s why at CECAFA we are very proud of Rwanda. Yes the venture in terms of money may not be profitable but in terms of football development it is enormous.

SuperSport.com: Tanzania has of late really improved in the FIFA rankings under your leadership. What are you doing right?

continue with the interview at supersport.com

After the U.S. women's soccer team beat North Korea 2-0 on Tuesday in the first round of the 2011 Women's World Cup, North Korea manager Kwang Min Kim said his team's loss may have been because some of its players were recently struck by lightning.

"During training [in North Korea] our players were hit by lightning, and more than five of them were hospitalized," Kim said, according to the BBC. "The goalkeeper and the four defenders were most affected, and some midfielders as well."

 “The physicians said the players were not capable of participating in the tournament.”Oddly, there was no mention of the lightning strike, which allegedly occurred June 8, until after Tuesday’s 2-0 loss.

“The fact that they played could be called abnormal, the result of very strong will,” said Kim.


As Brooks Peck of Yahoo Sports' Dirty Tackle sports blog says, "given the secretive nature of the North Koreans, we may never know if this is true or not. ... [And] it is curious that Kim only mentioned this freak occurrence after his team lost." (NPR)

Also, as we've said, North Korea is known to say some things that don't quite add up — such as the claim that it's the second happiest nation on Earth.
While the North Koreans certainly have a knack for telling tall tales about their losses, their creativity and imagination is even greater when it comes to doling out credit for their successes. Just last year before the World Cup in South Africa, men's coach Kim Jong-Hun told ESPN.com that he gets important advice during matches from North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, "using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye." According to the soccer skipper, Dear Leader developed the technology himself.

Of course, Kim Jong-il is no stranger to athletic achievement -- KCNA reported that he made 11 holes-in-one and shot 38 under par in his first round of golf in 2003. Or to invention -- one year later a state media report cited him as the creator of the hamburger, or as he termed it, "double bread with meat." (ESPN)