DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 17 -- TANZANIAs football titans, Simba SC and Young Africans SC are gearing up for critical encounters this weekend, as they chase spots in the prestigious CAF Champions League group stage.

The stakes are high, the spotlight intense and the pressure immense as both clubs are stepping onto foreign soil with one mission – to bring home an early advantage in the first leg of the second preliminary round.

Simba SC, the red-clad giants from Msimbazi Street, travelled to Eswatini where they will face Nsingizini Hotspurs FC on Sunday at the Somhlolo National Stadium.

While the Hotspurs are relative newcomers on the continental scene, they are no strangers to upsetting the odds having ousted Malawis Mafco FC in the pr...