SIMBA SC tz

 SimbaS.C.

SimbaSportsClubisafootballclubbased

inKariakoo,DaresSalaam,Tanzania.

Foundedin1936asQueens,theclublater

changedtheirnametoEagles,thento

Sunderland.In1971theywererenamed

Simba(Swahilifor"Lion"). Fullname

SimbaSportsClub

Nickname(s)

TheKings

Wekunduwa

Msimbazi(TheReds

ofMsimbazi)

Founded

1936,asQueens Ground

NationalStadium

DaresSalaam,

Tanzania

Capacity

60,000

Owner

SimbaSportsClub

Limited(51%)

MoSimbaCompany

Limited(49%)

Manager

DidierGomesDa

Rosa

League

TanzanianPremier

League

2019–20

TanzanianPremier

League,1stof20 Simbaisoneofthetwobiggestclubsin

Tanzania,alongsidecross-cityrivalsYoung

Africans.Simbahavewon21leaguetitles andfvedomesticcups,andhave

participatedintheCAFChampionsLeague

multipletimes.Theyarealsooneofthe

biggestclubsinEastAfrica,havingwon

theCECAFAClubChampionshipsixtimes.

Nicknamed"TheKings"or"Wekunduwa

Msimbazi"(TheRedsofMsimbazi),Simba

playtheirhomegamesattheBenjamin

WilliamMkapaStadiumandtheNational

Stadium.In2020Simbawerethefastest

growingInstagramaccountamong

footballclubs,with1.9millionfollowers andagrowthof89%fromtheprevious

year.[1]

Coloursandbadge mayholdmorethanonenon-FIFA

nationality.

No.Pos.

Nation

Player

2

DF

TAN

GabrielMichael

3

FW

GHA

BernardMorrison

5

DF

TAN

IbrahimAme

6

DF

CIV

SergeWawa

7

FW

COD

MutshimbaMugalu

8

MF

ZAM

LarryBwalya

11

MF

MOZ

LuísMiquissone

12

DF

TAN

ShomariKapombe

13

MF

TAN

SaidiJuma

14

FW

RWA

MeddieKagere

15

DF

TAN

MohammedHusseini

No.Pos.

Nation

Player

16

DF

KEN

JoashOnyango

17

MF

ZAM

ClatousChama

18

DF

TAN

ErastoNyoni

19

MF

TAN

MzamiruYassin

20

MF

TAN

JonasMkude

21

FW

TAN

AthumaniMiraji

22

FW

TAN

JohnBocco

25

MF

KEN

FrancisKahata

28

GK

TAN

AishiManula

30

GK

TAN

BenoKakolanya

34

FW

TAN

HassanDilunga

Coachingstaff Position

Staff

Headcoach

DidierGomesDaRosa

Goalkeepingcoach

MiltonNienov

Assistantcoach

SelemanMatola

Fitnesscoach

AdelZrane

Teamdoctor

YassinGembe

Teamcoordinator

AbbasSuleimanAlly

Teammanager

PatrickRweyemamu

Kitmanager

HamisMtambo

Lastupdated:29January2021

Source:

Management Staff

ChiefExecutiveOfficer

BarbaraGonzalez[3]

ExecutiveAssistanttoC.E.O

RispaHatibu

HeadofOperations

DrArnoldKashembe

SeniorAccountant

SuleimanKahumbu

ProjectManager

BelindaPaul

Directorofmembership&fans

HashimMbaga

Mediaofficer

HajiManara

Competitionmanager

HamissKissiwa

Footballlogisticsmanager

AbbasAlly

Marketanalyst

GeorgeAbdulrahman

Content&socialmediacoordinator

RabiHume

Contentmanager

AllyMohamed

Marketing&mediaassistant

JacobGamaly

Facilitiesmanager

JumaMatari

Officeassistant

SaidHassanAhmad

Lastupdated:31December2020

Source:

Honours Domestic

TanzanianPremierLeague[4]

Winners(21):1965,[a]1966,[a]1973,

1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1993,

1994,1995,2001,2002,2003,2004,

2007,2009–10,2011–12,2017–18,

2018–19,2019–20

NyerereCup[5]

Winners(3):1984,1995,2000

FATCup[5]

Winners(3):1995,2016–17,2019–20 Runners-up(2):1998,2000

TuskerCup[5]

Winners(5):2001,2002,2003,2005,

2005

Runners-up(1):2006

CommunityShield[5]

Winners(9):2002,2003,2005,2011,

2012,2017,2018,2019,2020

Runners-up(2):2001,2010

MapinduziCup[6]

Winners(2):2011,2015 Runners-up(4):2014,2017,2019,2020

Continental

CECAFAClubChampionship[7]

Winners(6):1974,1991,1992,1995,

1996,2002

Runners-up(6):1975,1978,1981,2003,

2011,2018

CAFCup[8]

Runners-up(1):1993

SportPesaSuperCup

Runners-up(1):2018 ehighestcontinentalsuccessthat

Simbaachievedreachingthefinalofthe

CAFCupin1993,whentheylosttoStella

ClubofCôted'Ivoire.Itwasthehighest

continentalachievementbyaTanzanian

teamtodate.In2003Simbabeatthethen-

reigningchampionsZamalekofEgyptin

theCAFChampionsLeaguesecondround

ofqualifierstoqualifytothegroupstages,

afterhavingbeatSantosofSouthAfricain

thefirstround. CAFChampionsLeague:10appearances

2002–FirstRound

2003–Groupstage

2004–PreliminaryRound

2005–FirstRound

2008–FirstRound

2011–Specialplay-offforGroupstage

2013–PreliminaryRound

2018–19–Quarter-finals

2019–20–PreliminaryRound AfricanCupofChampionsClubs:9

appearances

1974–Semi-finals

1976–SecondRound

1977–SecondRound

1978–SecondRound

1979–SecondRound

1980–SecondRound

1981–FirstRound

1994–Quarter-Finals

1995–SecondRound CAFConfederationCup:5appearances

2007–PreliminaryRound

2010–FirstRoundof16

2011–SecondRoundof16

2012–SecondRoundof16

2018–FirstRoundof16

CAFCup:2appearances

1993–Finalist

1997–FirstRound

CAFCupWinners'Cup:3appearances