The TPLB Chief Executive Officer, Almasi Kasongo, noted the delay of preliminary stages fixtures for the 2023/24 CAF Champions League as well as the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup as well as fixtures for the African Football League which will start in Tanzania has led to the delay in the Premier League schedule.
Tanzania's soccer big gun, Simba SC, is the country's representative in the inaugural continental showpiece.
Kasongo stated the CAF club showdowns are part of the domestic competitions' schedules, therefore, they would not like to start canceling fixtures in the early stages once the league starts to accommodate clubs participating in continental tiers.
The official disclosed TPLB will have a meeting this week to discuss various rules of the Premier League to improve the national top-tier competition for the 2023/24 season.
In that session, TPLB will review various rules including new ones and, if they are approved, they will be sent to the main competition committee so they can be coordinated and put into effect.
So far, Kasongo noted there is still no change in the number of foreign players scheduled to start for an outfit in a particular match in domestic competitions' matches.
The rule says that the team can start all 11 foreign players in one match, the rule was used in the 2022/23 season, and in the 2021/22 season, it was stipulated that only eight foreign players should start at once in the domestic competitions.
Kasongo also noted towards the next season, especially during the major registration window, it is good for clubs to follow the rules used in the previous season up to the window's closure until the new rules are approved by the executive committee.
As the Tanzania football fraternity is waiting for next season league's fixtures, the newly launched Community Shield mini-tournament will kick off on August 9.
In the Community Shield, Premier League holders, Yanga, will face Azam FC at Mkwakwani Stadium before Simba SC locks horns with Singida Fountain Gate at the same venue a day later.
Winners of the semi-finals will progress to the final to secure the new Community Shield champions for the 2023/24 season.
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