DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 28 -- THIS is my last sports column this year, and that being the case, I would like to wish my esteemed readers a happy and prosperous new year.

For me, this has been a very difficult and challenging year and my only hope is that the New Year, 2020 would be better than what we had in the year that was. I'm saying for me because everyone has had his own challenges. I cannot, therefore, talk for others because not all had a difficult and challenging year.

However, problems notwithstanding, we must all thank the Almighty God firstly, for His continued love for us and secondly, for choosing and giving us life. We must sincerely thank the Almighty God because if He had not created us in His Image, we would not have been hu...