Chama wastes chance to win the NBC PL Midfielder of the Season award

Chama has made the list of five midfielders competing for the NBC Premier League Best Midfielder of the Season award.

Bruno Gomes (Singida Big Stars), Mzamiru Yassin (Simba SC), Saidi Ntibazonkiza (Simba SC), and Stephane Aziz Ki of Yanga are equally battling for the award. 

With this ban, the Zambian midfielder has ultimately limited his chances as Ntibazonkiza's numbers are ahead of him as of now.

Simba SC came up against the Coast Region squad in this season's NBC Premier League match played at Azam Complex Stadium in Dar es Salaam ended 3-0 in favour of the former.

A statement obtained by The Guardian from the Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) says the incident took place far from where the ball was played, making it difficult for the referee who took charge of the game to notice it.

It further describes it was deemed as a deliberate action from Chama to Kassim insisting that the punishment is under section 41:5(4.2) of the league’s players' regulations.

The encounter moreover witnessed Ruvu Shooting formerly being relegated to the Championship League.

After the game, social media platforms were awash with a clip showing Chama stepping dangerously onto the foot of his colleague.

As such, he is going to miss two of his side’s last matches of the season and the opening tie of the 2023/24  Premier League.

As a result of the punishment, Chama will miss both games to end the season starting with the game against Polisi Tanzania on June 6 and Coastal Union on June 9 which will be played in Dar es Salaam.