Dar based Tanzania’s big guns Simba SC, Azam FC and defending champions Young Africans (Yanga) were all held in midweek Mainland Premier League action.
18 -time national champions SC Simba were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Pamba Jiji at CCM Kirumba Stadium in Mwanza, while Tanzania’s 2025-2026 CAF Confederation Cup representatives Azam settled to a barren draw against Mashujaa in Kigoma.
League leaders and 31 times champions Young Africans 0-0 draw against a ten man TRA United in Arusha on Wednesday, completed a rare off-day for the Dar es Salaam heavyweights.
The outcomes leave Azam second on 28 points from 15 matches, level with Simba— who sit third on goal difference having played two games fewer.
Pamba Jiji move to fifth place with 25 points from 16 matches, while Mashujaa are 11th with 19 points. It was a nail-biting clash between Simba and Pamba Jiji FC, with both goals coming in the first half.
