One thing stands out when you mention Tanzanian football, the extent to which fans can go to show love for their clubs and players they adore.In a recent interview, ahead of the Kariakor or Dar Derby, former Gor Mahia and Uganda Cranes midfielder Khalid Aucho mentioned that this open show of affection is what makes Tanzanian football a cut above the rest in East Africa.”In Uganda, fans can love you, but it ends there, while in Tanzania they prove it,” the Yanga SC player said.TANZANIA 🇹🇿Zambian striker Moses Phiri [@mosesphirisnr] scored a goal for the Simba Sports Club side that gave the Mtibwa Sugar side a 5-0 hiding in an NBC Premier League encounter. Club/ countrymate Clatous Chama also featured for Simba. pic.twitter.com/NBJ8yIBq6C— ChipolopoloDieHards (@chipolopolodh) October 30, 2022 In a show of appreciation after his young fan went the extra mile to inscribe his name in his hand, Zambian creative midfielder Clatous Chama, traveled all the way to reward him in Kisarawe, East of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’s capital. Chama among others, presented the fan identified as Masanja with a Simba jersey.”After a long wait, today I had a privilege to visit my young fan, Masanja and his family in Kisarawe. I couldn’t find the perfect way to show him respect after he went the extra mile to draw my name in his hand.Simba wana agresive wingers, fast midfielder halafu wana Clatous Chama anayefit kwenye aina zote za soka, Simba wanakua na plan zaidi ya mbili kwenye mechi vs Mtibwa.Tukubaliane Mzamiru ni silaha muhimu zaidi ya Mgunda, Kapombe ✔️ Simba bado inamhitaji mshambuliaji wa kati. pic.twitter.com/9QMPfX8VoX— Emanuel goodluck (@Emanuelgoodluc4) October 30, 2022 “My heart melted for the reception I received, not to mention the genuine conversations I had with him and his family.”I am so excited and I can’t wait to show you how my visit went,” Chama posted on Facebook after the visit.Chama, 31, returned to Simba this season after a short stint in Morocco with RS Berkane. A fans’ favorite, he picked up from where he left, and has so far been a mainstay for the coach Juma Mgunda’s side.Nicknamed Mwamba Wa Lusaka, Chama has so far helped the Msimbazi Red to qualify for the African Champions League group stage. The team is also second on log in the Tanzanian Premier League after eight rounds, a step below arch rivals Yanga SC.
