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Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>AZAM have said they expect their NBC Premier League match against the defending champions Simba to be difficult. Azam will meet Simba in the first leg encounter at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on January 1st in the match Azam will be without their six key players.<\/p>\n

They will be without their lethal striker Prince Dube, midfielder Never Tigere, and defender Bruce Kangwa who are with the Zimbabwe national team going for the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) finals which kicks off in Cameroon on January 9th. Others also missing the encounter are strikers Iddi Suleiman Nado, Ayoub Lyanga and Cameroonian defender Ivan Mbala who are nursing injuries.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Daily News yesterday Azam\u2019s Information Officer Zakaria Thabiti said they expect their tie against Simba to be difficult as it has always been. Thabiti said that missing their six crucial players and motivation Simba have that came out of their participation in group stage of Confederation Cup they will have a tough game against the reds who are also country\u2019s defending champions.<\/p>\n

He said they have tried to write the letter to Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) to ask for the game postponement for the above-said reasons but they couldn\u2019t get an okay response.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Tanzania<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Tanzania. AZAM have said they expect their NBC Premier League match against the defending champions Simba to be difficult. Azam will meet Simba in the first leg encounter at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on January 1st in the match Azam will be without their six key players. 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