TANZANIA, June 22 -- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all those spiritually held hostage by the never-ending national drama known as Simba vs Yanga we need to talk.

No, not about whether the latest derby will be played in a stadium, a courtroom, or on Mount Kilimanjaro.

We need to talk about something far more shocking—real football. Played with passion. With skill. With pride. And heres the twist: played by women.

But before we get to that, lets recap the melodrama that has paralyzed an entire country.

It all began on what should have been a normal day: March 8, 2025.

While the rest of the world was celebrating International Womens Day, Tanzania quietly slid into a football coma. Since then, nothing has moved.

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