Two Harambee Starlets players, alongside coach David Ouma, have been nominated in various categories for the Tanzania Football Federation’s end-of-season awards.The gala will be held on Thursday 1 August, in Dar es Salaam, with outstanding players from the men’s and women’s Premier League being feted.Starlets goalkeeper Caroline Rufaa and her compatriot Corazone Aquino have landed nominations, for two categories, following their impressive performances for Simba Queens in the concluded season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8228505##Rufaa will compete for the ‘Golden Glove’ with Marian Shabaan of Bunda Queens and Rajath Abbas of JKT Queens.Aquino has been nominated for the league’s Best Player award.FKF end of season gala makes a returnThe central midfielder will face competition from the trio of Kaeda Wilson of Yanga Princess, Stumai Abdallah of JKT Queens, and her teammate Aisha Mnuka.Both Aquino and Rufaa helped Simba win the league and qualify for the CAF Champions League CECAFA Zonal qualifiers set for Ethiopia next month.Ouma on the other hand, will contest for the men’s Premier League Coach of the Year award.The former Harambee Starlets head coach inspired Coastal Union to a fourth-place finish and thus, the team secured a return to the CAF Confederation Cup after decades in the cold.Tusker closing in on Ugandan duo as rebuild continuesThe former Sofapaka coach crossed the border earlier in the year after parting ways with the 2009 Kenyan Premier league champions under unclear circumstances.Ouma will face competition from the league-winning Miguel Gamondi of Yanga and Bruno Ferry of Azam.
