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Africa-Press<\/a> – Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>SIMBA assistant coach Selemani Matola has boasted that his team\u2019s mission is to collect maximum points in every match as the Premier League race gets hotter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key in the title race is to take each match very seriously,\u201d said Matola. \u201cWe\u2019re happy with the team and the players and the efforts they make,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The reigning champions have managed to collect up nine points in their Lake Zone tour of Mainland Premier league assignments. They on Saturday beat their hosts Gwambina FC 1-0 in Misungwi, Mwanza in their third match of the Lake Zone fixture.They also Mwadui and Kagera Sugar previously.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery match for us is the final, three points are vital for our race,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur recent match against Gwambina was tough and the ground was not too friendly to enable us play the way we wanted to play our football,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis compelled us to change our football pattern and instead we opted to play long balls to produce desired results,\u201d said the club\u2019s assistant coach, Selemani Matola.<\/p>\n

In what delights Simba to temporarily lead the table countless of yesterday\u2019s match results that pitted Young Africans against Azam FC, the club\u2019s inspirational midfielder Clatous Chama did not hide his emotions after admitting that their duel against Gwambina was tough but nevertheless, they managed to collect all three points and climb to the top of the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday was lit as we comfortably bagged 3 points,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The club\u2019s information officer, Haji Manara had no more words to say rather than saying \u2018Thanks God we are on top\u2019.However, Simba\u2019s league leadership could be just temporary, depending on last night\u2019s Yanga-Azam match results.<\/p>\n

The table may affect Simba\u2019s top position had Yanga beaten or drawn with Azam last night. After beating Gwambina, Simba had moved to the top of the table with 58 points, trailing their traditional rivals, Young Africans with a point as Azam are third with 51 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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