{"id":150292,"date":"2026-04-05T15:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/huwels-first-test-at-kisarawe-rally-april-26"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:40:34","slug":"huwels-first-test-at-kisarawe-rally-april-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/huwels-first-test-at-kisarawe-rally-april-26","title":{"rendered":"Huwel&#8217;s First Test at Kisarawe Rally April 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong> <\/span>DEFENDING champion Ahmed Huwel from Iringa faces his first test on April 26, 2026, when Kisarawe Fally, the 2025 National Rally opener, revs off on April 25 and 26 this year in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>Huwel, who won the National Rally Championship (NRC) in 2025, faces stiff opposition from hosts Tufail Amin and Dharam Pandya, who have openly declared their intention to outspeed Huwel in the chase for the national diadem.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed by the event\u2019s Director, Erfan Aladin, both Tufail and Pandya can overshadow Huwel due to their vast knowledge of all routes to be used in this year\u2019s season opener.<\/p>\n<p>Aladin said, Huwel, who will be leading his Mkwawa Rally Team, is among the top-classed drivers enlisted for the season\u2019s opener against other teams from Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro and Tanga.<\/p>\n<p>According to Aladin, they expect to have more than 25 cars during the event\u2019s flag off on April 25th this year.<\/p>\n<p>Other teams confirmed to bring their drivers to Dar es Salaam for the season\u2019s opener are Assas, Amapiano, Jua Kali, Tufail, and the Pandya Rally team from Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>Harri Singh\u2019s team is from Kilimanjaro, while Arusha will bank on Gurpal Sandhu\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c I thank the event\u2019s main sponsor, Eurocable, and the co-sponsor, Picol fr backing this year\u2019s season opener,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He named the event\u2019s main routes as Kisura, Sungwi, Kisanga, Virani Short Cut, Kitanga, and Kazimzumbwi forest.<\/p>\n<p>He said most drivers are Tanzanians, with a few from Kenya, Zambia, and Uganda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Tanzania<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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