DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 8 -- DAR ES SALAAM soccer fans were over the weekend given a really treat when the city's big guns, Simba and Young Africans had their first derby for the 2020.
And, as is always usual during such derbies, this one too did not lack drama which started a few days back before the Saturday encounter.
Before the match, as days inched towards the D Day, almost everyone in the city, including Yanga fans, strongly believed that Simba would have nothing more than a walk in the park. But come the D Day, Yanga fans started talking of a draw.
My young brother, Edward Tagalile, a rabid Yanga fan told me on the eve of the match, that he felt sorry for Vanyalukolo. What he actually meant was the club's leadership led by the soil sc...