DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 19 -- YESTERDAY I took a glance at the latest standings of the Mainland Premier League and found as usual reigning league champions, Simba Sports Club on top with 12 points from four matches.

Of course, the implication of the foregoing is that Simba have won all their first four matches and they are followed by Azam FC who have bagged nine points from the first three matches they have played.

But things change when you move downwards to the third team, Kagera Sugar, who have played five matches, but have nine points. Now my question to the Premier League organisers is very simple and that's, why these discrepancies?

How do they allow one team to play up to five matches while others have played only between three and...