Namungo FC expects tough challenge from Simba SC in PL match 

01May 2023
Nassir Nchimbi
Dar es Salaam
Sport
The Guardian
Namungo FC expects tough challenge from Simba SC in PL match 

NAMUNGO FC head coach Denis Kitambi is wary of the threat which will be posed by Simba SC when the outfits meet in a 2022/23 NBC Premier League match in Lindi on May 3. 

NAMUNGO FC head coach Denis Kitambi.

The visitors' fine form has lately revived their hopes for the 2022/23 NBC Premier League title.

Namungo FC, nicknamed Southern Killers, will be at home at Majaliwa Stadium to face Simba SC, an outfit the former has never beaten in all competitions domestically.

The hosts will aim to record back-to-back wins in this season's top-flight after beating Mbeya City FC 2-1 in their previous encounter, aiming to climb to the fifth place.

The victory will witness Namungo FC bridging the gap between it and sixth-placed Kagera Sugar now with 35 points and seventh-placed Ihefu SC which has notched 33 points.

Simba SC will head into this match in fine form, fresh from beating the top-flight defending champions Yanga 2-0 at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam recently.

In November 2022, Simba SC won 1-0 against Namungo FC to stretch the former's record to four wins and one draw in the last five meetings between the teams.

It is a big game for us, it is a massive game and difficult as well, their fans will be packed in our stadium, Kitambi said.

I don't count the points distance between us and them but we have to go for it, he added.

Kitambi disclosed: We know it is difficult, we all know Simba SC is a side that is well-organized, attacking and defending at an extremely high level and counter-attacking is a massive thing."

Simba SC is in a good moment, the club beat Yanga at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium and defeated CAF Champions League defending champions Wydad Casablanca, so, they are now confident and strong, he noted.

Kitambi said he has been satisfied with the schedule of the Premier League in which changes have been made with various games having been rescheduled.

"We had a schedule to stay out of action for more than a month before the game versus Simba SC,  we were supposed to play against Azam FC on May 15 but now we will start with Simba SC, which is good for us," the coach pointed out.

Simba SC is sitting second in the 2022/23 NBC Premier League with 63 points after playing 26 games, while Namungo FC is occupying sixth place with 35 points after playing 26 games.

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