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Africa-Press<\/a> – Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>TANZANIA Football Federation (TFF) has issued apology to fans and football stakeholders following the cancellation of the Dar es Salaam Derby between traditional rivals Simba and Young Africans on Saturday.<\/p>\n

In their reported released yesterday, TFF said it has directed Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) to release a detailed report on the postponement of the match and sort out the gate fee issues to those who paid for the derby.<\/p>\n

The Federation states it was saddened by what transpired and has tasked the TPLB to come up with a solution. \u201cTFF is saddened by what transpired on Saturday that led to the cancellation of the Mainland League match between Simba and Yanga SC. TFF has asked the TPLB to shed light on the cancellation of the match,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTFF takes this opportunity to apologise to all the stakeholders; those who had paid to watch the game in the stadium, those who were ready to watch on TV, those who were following on radio as well as those who were ready to provide their services,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated Kariakoo Derby pitting the two giants was called off after Yanga refused to abide by the impromptu changes by TFF which pushed the match forward by two hours at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium The 27-time league champions felt it was not fair and opted against playing and walked away.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank the fans, members, and all the Young Africans SC supporters for turning up at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in readiness for the game against Simba,\u201d Yanga posted on their official social media platforms. \u201c(Simba) are lucky because they were going to suffer.<\/p>\n

\u2018Wananchi\u2019 relax, justice might be delayed but eventually it will be served.\u201d On Saturday after the changes in the kick-off time, the former champions felt it was unprofessional and they challenged the TFF to stick to the set league regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cYanga management is disappointed with the pushing forward of the game against Simba from 5 pm to 7 pm,\u201d read a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe changes are against the regulations as stipulated in article 15 (10) governing the game. It clearly states that any changes regarding the kick-off should be communicated to both teams 24 hours earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cYanga management will not agree on the kick-off time communicated and will honour the initial time, 5 pm. \u201cThe management has further challenged the TFF to run the league in accordance with the set rules and guidelines,\u201d reads the club\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

True to their word, the team entered the pitch and warmed up, preparing to play at 17:00. Thereafter, the players boarded the bus back to their camp.<\/p>\n

However, there were no match officials and their opponents, who had opted to abide by the time changes.<\/p>\n

With Yanga standing their ground, the organisers had no alternative but to communicate the game had been postponed.<\/p>\n

On retrospect, Simba Communications Officer Haji Manara has apologised to the fans after the cancelation of the derby clash.<\/p>\n

The vocal official was left hurt considering he was moving from one platform to another urging Simba fans to fill the stadium and they did just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Monday I had been moving from radio, television and newspapers promoting the match. I\u2019m not blaming myself for what I did but I feel sorry for the fans.<\/p>\n

They did not get what they deserved. I feel guilty and had to seek forgiveness from the fans, especially those who came at the Mkapa Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I might not be responsible for what happened, but I will be stupid for not apologizing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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