{"id":40402,"date":"2021-11-07T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=40402"},"modified":"2021-11-07T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:58:57","slug":"tough-league-season-for-hitmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/tough-league-season-for-hitmen","title":{"rendered":"Tough league season for \u2018hitmen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>A TOTAL of 57 goals have been netted from 40 matches played when the Premier League hit its fifth round, making an average of 1.4 goals per match.<\/p>\n<p>That itself makes a clear indication that scoring still needs sharpening in all sixteen teams involved in this season\u2019s showdown.<\/p>\n<p>With each team playing five games, it has been observed that the art of scoring goals from the played fixtures is hard something which pundits want to change when the league resumes.<\/p>\n<p>From 40 encounters, only three teams have passed the five goals margin while the rest have failed to achieve that thereby signaling that the unfolding campaign is tight. League leaders Young Africans have taken the commanding duty after scoring nine goals from their five appearances followed by Polisi Tanzania who have fired home seven goals while debutants Mbeya Kwanza sit on third place after netting six goals.<\/p>\n<p>It is good to see that Mbeya Kwanza despite making maiden appearance in the top flight league is slowly building reputation and seem serious to challenge the big guns of this season.<\/p>\n<p>They are in the package of four teams which are yet to taste defeat as such; they need to be hailed for that outstanding performance even though the journey to reach final destination is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>From the way Mbeya Kwanza are approaching their matches, it is evident that they are on board the league with purpose and are not sailing for the sake of showoff but rather, they mean business. Already, they have been nicknamed \u2018Kings of Comeback\u2019 as most of their played games saw them rolling from behind to either equalise or win the encounter.<\/p>\n<p>As such, a piece of advice when leading against Mbeya Kwanza is that do not celebrate before the final whistle is blown as they have reputation and energy to make comebacks. In comparison, the other new comers in the league Geita Gold are still finding it hard to withstand the rhythm of the premier league as they are among five teams yet to generate their first win in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Other teams which are still winless until this juncture are Tanzania Prisons, KMC, Mtibwa Sugar and Coastal Union hence they need to use well this FIFA international break to polish up their squads before the resumption of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. A TOTAL of 57 goals have been netted from 40 matches played when the Premier League hit its fifth round, making an average of 1.4 goals per match. That itself makes a clear indication that scoring still needs sharpening in all sixteen teams involved in this season\u2019s showdown. 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