Dar es Salaam, July 8 -- A few days ago, I wrote in one of my sports columns that our Mainland Premier League was a weak league.

A weak league is determined when league winner emerge well before the end of the league. And this is what happened.

Simba Sports club defended their title almost six matches before the end of the league. I said the same thing about the English Premier League. This season's winner, Liverpool lifted the trophy after 30 year hiatus almost six matches before the end of the league. But this is not to say that Liverpool is a weak team, far from it.

We are talking here about the English premier league champions, UEFA Champions league kingpins and world football club champions.

But that does not make the league stro...